Isolation of a retrovirus from multiple sclerosis patients in self-generated Iodixanol gradients

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-161

  Moller Larsen A ^a   Christensen, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gradient centrifugation; Iodixanol; Preservation; Retrovirus

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CELL LINE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RETROVIRIDAE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

HTLV; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0032145876     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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