Axonal transport of herpes simplex virus-1 in an in vitro model based on the isolated sciatic nerve of the frog Rana ridibunda

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Maratou, E ^a   Theophilidis, G ^a   Arsenakis, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Axonal transport; Frog; Herpes simplex virus 1; In vitro; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0032583798     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00166-0     Document Type: Article

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