Possible correlation between borna disease virus infection and Japanese patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 459-462

  Kitani, Teruo ^a   Kuratsune, Hirohiko ^a   Fuke, Isao ^a   Nakamura, Yurie ^b   Nakaya, Takaaki ^b   Asahi, Sayumi ^b   Tobiume, Minoru ^b   Yamaguti, Kouzi ^a   Machii, Takashi ^a   Inagi, Reiko ^a   Yamanishi, Koichi ^a   Ikuta, Kazuyoshi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borna disease virus (BDV); Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; HORSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; VIRUS INFECTION;

BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 8944245855     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01094.x     Document Type: Article

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