Book ReviewThe Case for American Medicine: A realistic look at our health care system.

Selective transformation of b lymphocytes by e.b. virus

Melanocyte-stimulating hormone and parkinsonism

Publisher Summary The Herpesvirus group essentially consists of many agents, individuals of which infect most of the members of the animal kingdom. The classification of an agent as a herpesvirus is based entirely upon the distinctive morphology of the virion and certain other additional properties shared by most members of this group. Many herpesviruses establish a unique relationship with their host in which initial infection is followed by the persistence of the agent, commonly for the life of host. This phenomenon is commonly called “latency.” In context to tissues harboring latent viruses, the herpesviruses can be further divided into three subgroups—namely, those associated exclusively with either nervous tissues, lymphoid tissues, or epithelial tissues. This chapter focuses on Herpes simplex virus (HSV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and the Lucke agent, which are well-studied representatives from each subgroup. It discusses the basic aspects of the latent state, particularly as they exist in the intact host. Essentially, herpesviruses establish latent infections from which they can be subsequently reactivated.

Latent Characteristics of Selected Herpesviruses

THE division of immunocompetent lymphocytes of mammals and birds into T (thymus-derived) and B (bursa-equivalent derived cells occupies a central position in current immunobiological research. Dissection of the multicomponent immune responses, in which these cells play distinctive roles (see refs 1–3 for reviews), has been greatly facilitated by the definition of a variety of cell surface markers which distinguish these two classes of lymphocytes and possibly their subsets (reviewed in refs 4, 5). The selective expression of these cell surface molecules, as well as distinguishing physical parameters of charge and adhesiveness, also provides an efficient basis for purification of T and B lymphocytes6.

Book ReviewThe Case for American Medicine: A realistic look at our health care system.

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Latent Characteristics of Selected Herpesviruses

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