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Murine Coronavirus Receptors Are Differentially Expressed in the Central Nervous System and Play Virus Strain-Dependent Roles in Neuronal Spread
26 Aug 2010
Abstract excerpt
Coronavirus infection of the murine central nervous system (CNS) provides a model for studies of viral encephalitis and demyelinating disease. Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) neurotropism varies by strain: MHV-A59 causes mild encephalomyelitis and demyelination, while the highly neurovirulent strain JHM.SD (MHV-4) causes fatal encephalitis with extensive neuronal spread of virus. In addition, while neurons are the...
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