Insect cell culture in research: India scenario

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 725-738

  Sudeep, A B ^a   Mourya, D T ^a   Mishra, A C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Baculoviruses; Dipteran and lepidopteran cell lines; Insect cell culture; Recombinant proteins

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INSECT CELL CULTURE; LEPIDOPTERA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SILKWORM; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; INDIA; INSECTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 22644435579     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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