Effects of Ribavirin on Normal Rat Kidney Cells and Chicken Embryo Fibroblasts Infected with Rous Sarcoma Virus

Ribavirin, a synthetic nucleoside, was found to inhibit the replication of Rous sarcoma viruses (RSV) and subsequent cell transformation in chick embryo fibroblasts (CEF). It also blocked the transformation of normal rat kidney (NRK) cells infected with temperature-sensitive mutants of RSV. The acti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkins, Frank J.
Other Authors: Chen, Young C.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: North Texas State University 1979
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504174/