Identification of small molecule compounds that selectively inhibit varicella-zoster virus replication.

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Published in J Virol on February 01, 2003

Authors

Robert J Visalli1, Jeanette Fairhurst, Shamala Srinivas, William Hu, Boris Feld, Martin DiGrandi, Kevin Curran, Adma Ross, Jonathan D Bloom, Marja van Zeijl, Thomas R Jones, John O'Connell, Jeffrey I Cohen

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Molecular Biology/Virology, Wyeth Vaccines, Pearl River, NY 1096, USA. visallr@wyeth.com

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