Characterisation of the T-cell proliferation in malignant catarrhal fever

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a lethal lymphoproliferative disorder of cattle and deer caused by infection with either Alcelaphine Herpesvirus-1 (AHV-1) or Ovine Herpesvirus - 2 (OHV-2). It was proposed that the viruses induce an interleukin-2 (IL-2) hyperproduction which is responsible for the...

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Main Author: Schock, Alexandra
Published: University of Edinburgh 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661636