Dectection of varicella zoster virus DNA in single trigeminal ganglia by polymerase chain reaction

New Microbiologica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-354

  Mainka, C ^a   Wolff, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA; Latency; Polymerase chain reaction; Varicella Zoster Virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, VIRAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0031255717     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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