Increased susceptibility to herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-I) ocular infection in rats fed with low-protein diets

Autor: Fabián Benencia, Maria C. Courreges
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Nutrition Research. 23:497-508
ISSN: 0271-5317
DOI: 10.1016/s0271-5317(02)00540-7
Popis: In order to study the susceptibility to Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in malnourished rats, groups of ten animals were fed with diets containing 8% or 20% of protein for 15 days before infection. Then, animals were infected in the eye by corneal scarification with 10 5 plaque forming units of HSV-1, strain F. Significant increases ( p p p
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