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Development of Transgenic Sheep That Express the Visna Virus Envelope Gene
1 May 1994
Abstract excerpt
The ovine lentiviruses cause encephalitis, pneumonia, and arthritis in sheep worldwide. Visna virus is a prototype of this family and the pathogenesis and molecular biology of the virus has been well characterized. The envelope proteins of visna virus are responsible for binding of virus to host cells and for causing cell fusion. The surface glycoprotein also elicits cellular and humoral immune responses to the...
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