Introduction to Modern Virology
Blackwell Science Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 6. April 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-632-01597-9 (ISBN)
Description
Now in its third edition, this undergraduate textbook has been completely revised with additional and completely rewritten chapters. The book covers virology from its inception to the latest developments in the subject which have flourished through the employment of recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibody technologies. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental aspects of virology from replication to the developing understanding of virus disease processes at the molecular level.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
179 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01597-9 (9780632015979)
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Author
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry
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Content
Towards a definition of a virus; how to handle animal viruses; the structure of viruses; viral nucleic acids; the process of infection, I - attachment and penetration; the process of infection, IIA - the Baltimore classification; the process of infection, IIB: the replication of viral DNA; the process of infection, IIC - RNA synthesis by RNA viruses; the process of infection, IID - RNA viruses with a DNA intermediate and vice versa; the process of infection, III - the regulation of gene expression; the process of infection, IV - the assembly of viruses; lysogeny; interactions between viruses and eukaryotic cells; the immune system and interferon; virus-host interactions; vaccines and chemotherapy - the prevention and treatment of virus diseases; carcinogenesis and tumour viruses; the evolution of viruses; trends in virology; the classification and nomenclature of viruses.