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Impairment of herpesvirus growth in chick embryo fibroblast cultures byα-amanitin

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Mannine-Palenzona, A., Costanzo, F. & La Placa, M. Impairment of herpesvirus growth in chick embryo fibroblast cultures byα-amanitin. Archiv f Virusforschung 34, 381–384 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01242985

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