The latent herpes simplex virus type 1 genome copy number in individual neurons is virus strain specific and correlates with reactivation

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 5343-5350

  Sawtell, N M ^a   Poon, D K ^b   Tansky, C S ^a   Thompson, R L ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENOME; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 0031746198     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.7.5343-5350.1998     Document Type: Article

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