1st Edition

Mechanisms Of Viral Toxicity In Animal Cells

By Luis Carrasco Copyright 1987

    The present book is intended to give an account of the state of the art on how animal viruses induce cytotoxic effects in cells.

    1. Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Cell Toxicity: A General Overview 2. The Penetration of Animal Cells by Viruse s 3. Virus Directed Suppression of Host Transcription 4. Inhibition of Host Protein Synthesis by DNA Viruses - Adenovirus, Herpesvirus, and Poxvirus: Mechanism of Action 5. Cell Killing by Enveloped RNA Viruses 6. The Regulation of Translation in Picornavirus-Infected Cells 7. Effects of Interferon on Viral Replication and on the Cytopathic Effects Induced by Animal Viruses

    Biography

    Luis Carrasco