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Hydrocephalus in mice infected with a Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus variant.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Dec 1997
Tsunoda I, McCright I J, Kuang L Q, Zurbriggen A, Fujinami R S
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of hydrocephalus is never established in the majority of clinical cases, while various agents, nutritional deficiencies, and genetic factors have been shown to play a role. Viral infection has been recognized as one of the causative factors in the development of hydrocephalus. The wild-type DA strain of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV), which belongs to the family Picornaviridae,...
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