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Differential resistance/susceptibility patterns to pneumovirus infection among inbred mouse strains.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Sept 2006
Anh Dao Bui Tran, Faisca Pedro, Desmecht Daniel J-M
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a prominent cause of airway morbidity in children under 1 yr of age. It is assumed that host factors influence the severity of the disease presentation and thus the need for hospitalization. As a first step toward the identification of the underlying genes involved, this study was undertaken to establish whether inbred mouse strains differ in susceptibility to pneumonia virus...
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