Pathogenesis of enterotropic mouse hepatitis virus in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice.
Compton SR, Ball-Goodrich LJ, Johnson LK, Johnson EA, Paturzo FX, Macy JD. Pathogenesis of enterotropic mouse hepatitis virus in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice. Comparative Medicine 2004, 54: 681-9. PMID: 15679267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell-deficient miceCell-deficient miceMouse hepatitis virusBALB/cGastrointestinal tractC57BL/6 miceLymphoid tissueViral RNASubclinical infectionHepatitis virusInfected B-cell-deficient miceSmall intestineEnterotropic mouse hepatitis virusB cell-deficient miceImmunocompetent BALB/cMost natural infectionsChronic subclinical infectionMultiple organ systemsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisImmunocompetent miceLethal infectionEnterotropic strainsT cellsImmunodeficient miceIntestinal mucosa