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Advances in virus research. Volume 63 /
The Advances in Virus Research series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. This eclectic volume contains six reviews covering topics relating to plant viruses, evolution of viruses with hosts and cell recognition by viruses.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Advances in virus research ;
v.63. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Chapter 1. Duck Hepatitis B Virus: An Invaluable Model System For HBV Infection; I. Introduction; II. Animal Models of HBV; III. The Hepadnaviral Infectious Cycle: An Overview; IV. DHBV Proteins and Their Basic Functions in Replication and Morphogenesis; V. Experimental DHBV Infection; VI. DHBV as a Model to Study Host Responses to and Control of HBV Infection; VII. DHBV and the Development of Hepadnaviral Transduction Vectors; VIII. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 2. Novel Insights into Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Persistence; I. Introduction
- II. Genomic OrganizationIII. Virus Structure; IV. Experimental Systems; V. Replication Cycle; VI. Virus-Host Interaction; VII. Antiviral Therapies; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. The Regulation and Maturation of Antiviral Immune Responses; I. Overview of the Immune Response to Viral Infection; II. B Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses; III. Antiviral T Cells: A Primer; IV. CD8+ T Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses; V. CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Their Role in Antiviral Immune Responses; VI. Immunopathology; VII. Summary; References.
- Chapter 4. Prospects for the Therapy and Prevention of Dengue Virus InfectionsI. Introduction; II. The Agent; III. The Human Disease; IV. DENV as a Global Reemerging Agent; V. Virus Structure and the Replicative Cycle: Possible Targets for Therapy; VI. Viral Inhibitors; VII. Strategies for Vaccine Development; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Bacteriophage T4: Structure, Assembly, and Initiation Infection Studied in Three Dimensions; I. Introduction; II. Bacteriophage T4 Head Structure and Assembly; III. The Tail; IV. The Fibers; V. The Baseplate Structure
- VI. Structure of the Star-Shaped BaseplateVII. The Mechanism of the Baseplate Conformational Transition and Initiation of the Infection; VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. Genomic Organization, Biology, and Diagnosis of Taura Syndrome Virus and Yellowhead Virus of Penaeid Shrimp; I. Introduction; II. Taura Syndrome Disease; III. Yellowhead Disease; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Viruses of the Chestnut Blight Fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica; I. Introduction.; II. Fungi as Hosts for Virus Infection; III. History of C. parasitica as a Virus Host
- IV. Viruses as the Cause of Hypovirulence and a Description of CHV1V. General Properties and Procedures for Studying C. parasitica Viruses; VI. Structure and Characteristics of the CHV1 Genome; VII. Host Genes and Signaling Pathways Affected by CHV1 Infection; VIII. Other Cryphonectria Hypoviruses; IX. Defective and Satellite RNAs of Hypoviruses; X. Other Viruses of C. parasitica; XI. Population Biology and Evolution of Cryphonectria Viruses; XII. Conclusions; References; Index