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Thromb Haemost 1967; 18(03/04): 686-690
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655078
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Thrombocytopenia in Guinea Pigs Infected by Encephalomyocarditis Virus (EMC)[*]

Y Modai
1   Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, and the Rogoff-Wellcome Research Laboratories, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tilcva, Israel
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R Oren
1   Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, and the Rogoff-Wellcome Research Laboratories, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tilcva, Israel
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A de Vries
1   Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, and the Rogoff-Wellcome Research Laboratories, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tilcva, Israel
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A Kohn
1   Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, and the Rogoff-Wellcome Research Laboratories, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tilcva, Israel
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Summary

Intraperitoneal infection of guinea pigs with Encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus led to viremia 2-10 days after infection and to paralysis and death of some of the infected animals. During the course of infection there was marked leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia. No abnormalities were detected in megakaryocytes in bone marrow cultures from infected guinea pigs. Exposure of guinea pig bone marrow culture to EMC virus in vitro impaired granulation and disintegration of megakaryocytes to platelets.

* This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Grant AI-4211-03 from the National Institutes of Health.


 

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