cis-Acting sequences required for simian foamy virus type 1 vectors

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 3451-3454

  Min, Wu ^a   Chari, Soumya ^a   Yanchis, Tina ^a   Mergia, Ayalew ^a,b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b Scott)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETROVIRUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 2642709242     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.4.3451-3454.1998     Document Type: Article

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