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Oocyte destruction is activated during viral infection.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Jun 2012
Thomson Travis C, Schneemann Anette, Johnson Joshua
Abstract excerpt
Viral infection has been associated with a starvation-like state in Drosophila melanogaster. Because starvation and inhibiting TOR kinase activity in vivo result in blocked oocyte production, we hypothesized that viral infection would also result in compromised oogenesis. Wild-type flies were injected with flock house virus (FHV) and survival and embryo production were monitored. Infected flies had a...
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