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Infection of the BSC-1 cells with the virulent Edmonston strain was accompanied by the development of filamentous structures in the nuclei. These structures were found 1) separately, 2) in aggregates of different form and size, 3) forming round or oval-shaped enveloped inclusions the size of which varied between 400 and 1000 mμ. The filamentous structures were of tubular appearance, 15–19 mμ in external diameter, and their aspect resembled that of the internal component of measles virus.
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Anisimova, E., Mares, I. & Kyncl, F. Morphological changes in nuclei of BSC-1 cells infected with measles virus. Archiv f Virusforschung 30, 1–6 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01262576
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