Prevalence of varicella-zoster virus DNA in dissociated human trigeminal ganglion neurons and nonneuronal cells

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 8571-8577

  Laguardia, James J ^a   Cohrs, Randall J ^a   Gilden, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032874019     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.10.8571-8577.1999     Document Type: Article

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