Mutagenesis of the Varicella-Zoster Virus genome: Lessons learned

Archives of Virology, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 17, 2001, Pages 91-97

  Cohen, J I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORF 10 PROTEIN, VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; ORF 10 PROTEIN, VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS; PROTEIN 61, VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; PROTEIN 61, VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS; PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VARICELLA ZOSTER ORF47 ASSOCIATED PROTEIN KINASE; VARICELLA-ZOSTER ORF47-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN KINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME;

ANIMALS; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOME, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN KINASES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0035230535     PISSN: 09391983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6259-0_10     Document Type: Article

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