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Herpes Virus Infections

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Pharmacology of the Skin II

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 2))

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Abstract

Virology is a rapidly advancing science which is now beginning to pay clear dividends in terms of our understanding of the relationship betwen viruses and their host cells and in providing more rational ways of developing major therapeutic advances. Since the first viruses to be readily tackled by chemotherapy are members of the Herpesviridae this chapter will confine itself to a discussion of the biology of this fascinating group and our attempts at the therapeutic control of the human diseases these cause.

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  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., Ph. D., F.R.C.P.

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Brigden, D. (1989). Herpes Virus Infections. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin II. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74054-1_30

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