Method for screening potential therapeutically effective antiviral agents
US5645982A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/974
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides methods for screening agents for potential anti-viral effects by assessing the ability of the agents to suppress viral replication and/or pathology in thymic cells grown in thymic organ culture in vitro. Also provided are methods to study viral pathology and infectivity.
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