Article
Egg fluids and cells of the chorioallantoic membrane of embryonated chicken eggs can select different variants of influenza A (H3N2) viruses.
Virology - 1 Aug 1995
Hardy C T, Young S A, Webster R G, Naeve C W, Owens R J
Abstract excerpt
Growth of influenza viruses in embryonated eggs frequently results in the selection of virus variants with amino acid changes near the receptor-binding pocket of the hemagglutinin molecule, yet the mechanism by which this third form of influenza variation occurs (the other two being antigenic drift and shift) has not been clearly defined. Because egg-mediated variation might affect influenza vaccine and...
Topics
- Allantois
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Chick Embryo
- Chickens
- Chorion
- Dogs
- Eggs
- Genetic Variation
- Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
