title: Human cytomegalovirus: cellular function(s) required for virus replication.
abstract: The characteristics of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in cell culture are described, and the effect of dexamethasone and dimethyl sulfoxide, both of which are known to cause a modulation of a cellular function(s), on the interaction of HCMV with host cells is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatano
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide