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Herpes simplex virus type 1 mutant strain in1814 establishes a unique, slowly progressing infection in SCID mice.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 1992
Valyi-Nagy T, Deshmane S L, Raengsakulrach B, Nicosia M, Gesser R M, Wysocka M, Dillner A, Fraser N W
Abstract excerpt
Ocular infection of immunocompetent (BALB/c) mice with wild-type herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) 17+ may lead to acute fatal encephalitis; however, in surviving animals, a latent (nonproductive) infection of the nervous system is established. In contrast, 17+ infection invariably kills mice with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID mice) within 2 weeks. Ocular infection of immunocompetent mice with a mutant...
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