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The replication of rocio virus in brain tissue of suckling mice. Study by electron microscopy

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By electron microscopy studies, Rocio virus particles were about 43 nm and spherically shaped. They were found within the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex of infected neurons. No precursor particles were detected nor virus budding was evident.

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  1. Seção de Microscopia Eletrônica do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brasil

    H. Tanaka & D. R. Weigl

  2. Seção de Vírus Transmitidos por Artropódos do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo, Brasil

    O. de Souza Lopes

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Tanaka, H., Weigl, D.R. & de Souza Lopes, O. The replication of rocio virus in brain tissue of suckling mice. Study by electron microscopy. Archives of Virology 78, 309–314 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01311327

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