Equine arteritis virus subgenomic RNA transcription: UV inactivation and translation inhibition studies

Virology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 364-372

  Den Boon, Johan A ^a   Spaan, Willy J M ^a   Snijder, Eric J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0028840838     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1995.0009     Document Type: Article

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