Cell Tropism and Pathogenesis of Measles Virus in Monkeys

Measles virus (MV) is an enveloped negative strand RNA virus belonging to the family of Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus, and causes one of the most contagious diseases in humans. Experimentally infected non-human primates are used as animal models for studies of the pathogenesis of human measle...

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Main Authors: Kato, Sei-ich, Nagata, Kyosuke, Takeuchi, Kaoru
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277276/