Publications

experimental encephalomyocarditis virus infection in mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus).	two strains of mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus), tumble brook (tum) and japan medical science (jms), were intraperitoneally inoculated with the d variant of encephalomyocarditis virus (emc-d) and killed 3 days later. mortality was significantly higher in females than in males. evidence of viral replication was detected in the heart of both strains and in the pancreas of the tum strain. histopathological alterations were found in the heart and pancreas. heart lesions involved foci of nec ...	1989	2536510
susceptibility of four species of small rodents to encephalomyocarditis (emc) virus infection.	the d variant of encephalomyocarditis virus (10(1)-10(5) pfu/head) was intraperitoneally inoculated into 4 species of small rodents, rats, mice, syrian hamsters, and mongolian gerbils, and the susceptibility of these animals to emc virus was examined virologically and histopathologically 3 days after infection. viral replication was detected in the brain (mice), in the heart (mice and gerbils), and in the pancreas (mice, hamsters, and gerbils). no viral replication was detected in rats. histopat ...	1989	2553452