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. 1970 Oct;6(4):556–558. doi: 10.1128/jvi.6.4.556-558.1970

Quantitative Determination of Neuraminidase-Active Foci in Cell Monolayer Cultures Infected with Influenza or Newcastle Disease Virus

P Palese 1,2, G Bodo 1,2, H Tuppy 1,2
PMCID: PMC376154  PMID: 5497902

Abstract

A synthetic neuraminidase substrate [2-(3′-methoxyphenyl)-N-acetyl-α-neuraminic acid] was used to detect myxo- and paramyxovirus replication in tissue culture. This method allowed estimation of viral growth even in the absence of cytopathogenic effects.

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