The Coxsackie B Viruses

S. TRACY Late in the 1940s, a virus was isolated from a young patient with a flaccid par­ alysis in the sleepy Hudson River town of Coxsackie in the state of New York. Within the next few years, it was apparent that this and other similar viruses were not polioviruses but were indeed a new group of...

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Other Authors: Tracy, Steven (Editor), Chapman, Nora M. (Editor), Mahy, Brian W.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A Short History and Introductory Background on the Coxsackieviruses of Group B
  • Coxsackievirus B Epidemiology and Public Health Concerns
  • Coxsackie B Viruses and Human Heart Disease
  • Group B Coxsackie Diseases in Children
  • Effects of Nutritional Antioxidants and Other Dietary Constituents on Coxsackievirus-Induced Myocarditis
  • Genetic Divergence Among the Group B Coxsackieviruses
  • Coxsackievirus B5 and the Relationship to Swine Vesicular Disease
  • Higher Order Structures of Coxsackievirus B 5’ Nontranslated Region RNA
  • The Structure of Coxsackievirus B3
  • Identification and Biology of Cellular Receptors for the Coxsackie B Viruses Group
  • Genetics of Coxsackievirus Virulence
  • Roles of the Humoral Response in Coxsackievirus B-Induced Disease
  • Roles of T Cells in Coxsackievirus B-Induced Disease