Determination of concentration and aggregate size in influenza virus preparations from true UV absorption spectra

Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 152-158

  Ksenofontov, A L ^a   Kozlovskii, V S ^a   Kordyukova, L V ^a   Radyukhin, V A ^a   Timofeeva, A V ^a   Dobrov, E N ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Extrapolation method; Influenza virus; Light scattering; UV spectra; Virion aggregation

Indexed keywords

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33645016198     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893306010201     Document Type: Article

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