Molecular biology of varicella-zoster virus: A review prepared for the UK Advisory Group on Chickenpox

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Harper, D R ^a,b   Gilbert, R L ^a   Jeffries, D J ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKENPOX; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENOME, VIRAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031605392     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80149-7     Document Type: Article

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