Studies on arboviruses--infection of undernourished mice by cocal virus.
Normal and undernourished mice inoculated orally and intraperitoneally with cocal virus show panencephalitis and acute poliomyelitis, which is more accentuated in cases of malnutrition. Speculations are made regarding viral penetration and progression in the nervous system.
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil.
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Cabral
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D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology