title: Persistence of rat virus in seropositive rats as detected by explant culture. Brief report.
abstract: Rat virus (RV) was detected by explant culture for up to 14 weeks in rats inoculated as infants and for up to 7 weeks in rats inoculated as juveniles, although both groups were seropositive by 3 weeks post-inoculation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D046508:Culture Techniques; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats / Q000382:microbiology*; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral