Prediction of endothelial cell tropism of human cytomegalovirus strains

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 470-473

  Gerna, Giuseppe ^a   Sarasini, Antonella ^a   Genini, Emilia ^a   Percivalle, Elena ^a   Revello, M Grazia ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

CELL GROWTH; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INOCULATION; LETTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN;

CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; PLAQUE ASSAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 33644659754     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.11.011     Document Type: Letter

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