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Intracellular and membrane antigens of Marek's disease virus (MDV) were studied by immunofluorescence and immunoferritin techniques. Sera from chickens surviving the disease and rabbits hyperimmunized with purified virus had antibodies to the envelope and the capsid of the virion and virus directed membrane antigens detected on the surface of infected cells. Indirect evidence suggests that the membrane antigen is related to the structural proteins of the virus.
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Nazerian, K., Chen, J.H. Immunoferritin studies of Marek's disease virus directed intracellular and membrane antigens. Archiv f Virusforschung 41, 59–65 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01249929
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