Effects of cobra venom factor treatment on latent feline leukemia virus infection.
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The role of the complement system in containment of feline leukemia virus infection was studied by cobra venom factor treatment of feline leukemia virus-immune cats. One to three weeks after cobra venom factor treatment, an increase in viral antigen in marrow myelomonocytic cells and circulating immune complexes was noted. Prevention of reactivation of feline leukemia virus infection may in part depend on an intact complement system.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of virology
دوره 54 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985