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Analysis of sequence and pathogenic properties of two variants of encephalomyocarditis virus differing in a single amino acid in VP1.
Virus research - 1 Apr 1996
Nelsen-Salz B, Zimmermann A, Wickert S, Arnold G, Botta A, Eggers H J, Kruppenbacher J P
Abstract excerpt
The encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus-induced diabetes-like syndrome in mouse inbred strains was used as a model to study the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Our investigations were performed with two EMC virus variants, PV2 and PV7. After infection of SJL mice with 10(5) PFU of PV2 about 70% of the animals developed a diabetes-like syndrome, whereas the PV7 infected mice appeared healthy. Histological...
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