Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Japan

Pediatrics International

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-223

  Nakayama, Tetsuo ^a   Fujino, Motoko ^a   Yoshida, Naoko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hemagglutinin protein; Measles virus; Nucleocapsid protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; JAPAN; KIDNEY CELL; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1942486279     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2004.01864.x     Document Type: Article

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