title: The ability of athymic nude mice to survive intracerebral infection of lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus.
abstract: Adult athymic nude mice were protected against the lethality of intracerebral infection with LCM virus. Although the multiplication of LCM virus in the brain was almost equal between nu/nu and nu/+ mice, the delayed hypersensitivity reaction was not evoked in nu/nu mice as evidenced by foot pad reaction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000276:immunology*; D008217:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus / Q000254:growth & development; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology*