Herpesviridae viral structure, life cycle, and infections / [edited by] Toma R. Gluckman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gluckman, Toma R.

Series:

Virology Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herpesviruses.

Herpesvirus diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Herpesviruses are currently being researched for use in medical treatment, especially in the areas of gene therapy & oncology. Research is also being done into interactions between viral & host proteins, the mechanisms involved in gene regulation, & to find out how herpesviruses establish, maintain, and reactivate latency.

Contents:

Bioluminescence imaging for herpesvirus studies in vivo / Qiyi Tang, Zhen Zhang, and Hua Zhu

Herpes virus infection in equid species / R. Paillot ... [et al.]

Herpesvirus and musculoeskeletal diseases / Robert Álvarez-Lafuente and Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez

Herpesvirus micrornas in infection and cancer / Andrea J. O'Hara and Dirk P. Dittmer

Asymptomatic alphaherpesvirus reactivation / Randall J. Cohrs

Do cytomegalovirus or Epstein-Barr virus play a role in periodontitis? / Bjørn Grinde and Ingar Olsen

Human herpesvirus-6 in transplant organ recipients / Bartlomiej Matlosz et al.

Gammaherpesviruses and oncogenesis / M. Kudelova and J. Rajcani

Present focus on HPV virus induced cancer / Viroj Wiwanitkit

Human herpesvirus-6 and acute liver failure / Irmeli Lautenschlager, Maiju Härmä, and Krister Höckerstedt

Herpesviruses type 1 (HHV-1), 6 (HH-6) and 7 (HHV-7) role in chronic human diseases / Leite, J.L. ... [et al.]

Induction of anticardiolipin antibodies associated with human herpesvirus-6 infection / Mitsuo Toyoshima and Yoshihiro Maegaki.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-921-6

OCLC:

847643086