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Cell lines have been established from measles infected mouse brains. They grow more readily than do cultures from similar uninfected animals and cytoplasmic inclusions, typical of measles, are present in H and E stained preparations. Minimal amounts of measles virus can be isolated from the culture fluids and measles infection in a proportion of the cells can be demonstrated by immunofluorescence. No detectable interferon is produced and the cells are not damaged by measles antiserum and complement.
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Gibson, P.E., Bell, T.M. Persistent infection of measles virus in mouse brain cell cultures infectedin vivo . Archiv f Virusforschung 37, 45–53 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01241149
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