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. 1976;52(4):347–349. doi: 10.1007/BF01315624

An improved method for titration of mouse hepatitis virus type 3 in a mouse cell culture

N Takayama 1, A Kirn 1
PMCID: PMC7087043  PMID: 189731

Summary

Plaque assay in DBT cells with DEAE-dextran and trypsin presents a titration system for MHV3 as sensitive as the LD50 assay in mice.

Keywords: Cell Culture, Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Trypsin, Virus Type

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