Poliomyelitis in MuLV-infected ICR-SCID mice after injection of basement membrane matrix contaminated with lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus.
Carlson Scholz JA, Garg R, Compton SR, Allore HG, Zeiss CJ, Uchio EM. Poliomyelitis in MuLV-infected ICR-SCID mice after injection of basement membrane matrix contaminated with lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus. Comparative Medicine 2011, 61: 404-11. PMID: 22330347, PMCID: PMC3193062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-dependent poliomyelitisClinical signsDehydrogenase-elevating virusICR-SCID miceSpinal cordRT-PCRMurine leukemia virusLife-long viremiaLactate dehydrogenase-elevating virusLeukemia virusVentral spinal cordEndogenous murine leukemia virusPCR-positive animalsLDV infectionClinical presentationAxonal degenerationICR miceVentral rootsTypical neuropathologyTransplantable tumorsInadvertent exposurePoliomyelitisBasement membrane matrixHindlimb musculaturePremonitory signs