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. 1995 Jun;69(6):3955–3958. doi: 10.1128/jvi.69.6.3955-3958.1995

Apoptosis as a cause of death in measles virus-infected cells.

L M Esolen 1, S W Park 1, J M Hardwick 1, D E Griffin 1
PMCID: PMC189125  PMID: 7745753

Abstract

To determine the mechanism of measles virus-induced cell death, we studied the infection of Vero cells and monocytic cell lines with wild-type (Chicago-1) and vaccine (Edmonston) strains of measles virus. DNA fragmentation indicative of apoptosis was apparent by flow cytometry, agarose gel electrophoresis, and electron microscopy. Within syncytia, DNA strand breaks were demonstrated by end labeling with terminal transferase and then by visualization.

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