The molecular biology of astroviruses

Archives of Virology, Supplement

Volumn 1996, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 277-285

  Carter, M J ^a   Willcocks, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; MAMASTROVIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030347111     PISSN: 09391983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6553-9_30     Document Type: Article

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