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In preparations purified byTakátsy's method the influenza virion, when stained negatively, appears rather variable in size, shape and structure. Within the distinct envelope of some virions, the nucleocapsid shows a regular, secondary helical structure.
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Lovas, B., Takátsy, G. Studies on the fine structure of the influenza virion. Archiv f Virusforschung 17, 67–72 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01242601
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01242601