Rotaviruses

Encyclopedia of Virology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 507-513

  Angel, J ^a   Franco, M A ^a   Greenberg, H B ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Double stranded RNA; Gastroenteritis; Icosahedral; Immunity; Intestinal mucosa; Nonenveloped; Pathogenesis; Rotavirus; Segmented RNA; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020784018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374410-4.00497-0     Document Type: Chapter

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