Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving virus or bacteriophage
Patent
1995-06-06
1997-02-11
Nucker, Christine M.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving virus or bacteriophage
435974, C12Q 170
Patent
active
056019750
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides methods for screening agents for potential anti-viral effects by assessing the ability of the agents to suppress viral replication and/or pathology in thymic cells grown in thymic organ culture in vitro. Also provided are methods to study viral pathology and infectivity.
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Bonyhadi Mark L.
Kaneshima Hideto
McCune Joseph M.
Nucker Christine M.
Stucker Jeffrey
Systemix, Inc.
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