The influenza A virus PB2 polymerase subunit is required for the replication of viral RNA

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1381-1385

  Perales, Beatriz ^a   Ortín, Juan ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031035676     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.2.1381-1385.1997     Document Type: Article

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