Analysis of the gene start and gene end signals of human respiratory syncytial virus: Quasi-templated initiation at position 1 of the encoded mRNA

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 4944-4953

  Kuo, Lili ^a   Fearns, Rachel ^a   Collins, Peter L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MSC 0720 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0030953647     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.7.4944-4953.1997     Document Type: Article

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