Replicon-helper systems from attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus: Expression of heterologous genes in vitro and immunization against heterologous pathogens in vivo

Virology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 389-401

  Pushko, Peter ^a   Parker, Michael ^a   Ludwig, George V ^a   Davis, Nancy L ^b   Johnston, Robert E ^b   Smith, Jonathan F ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DUCK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; LASSA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VERO CELL; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ALPHAVIRUS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EUKARYOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LASSA VIRUS; MIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0031583842     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1997.8878     Document Type: Article

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