The mechanism of action of ribavirin: Lethal mutagenesis of RNA virus genomes mediated by the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 757-764

  Cameron, Craig E ^a   Castro, Christian ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE SILENCING; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETHALITY; MUTAGENESIS; REVIEW; RNA VIRUS; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0035208293     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200112000-00015     Document Type: Review

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