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Visna

Known as: Visnas, Ovine Encephalomyelitides, Encephalomyelitides, Ovine 
Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep caused by the VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS. It is similar to but not the same as SCRAPIE.
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Paratuberculosis in Iceland: epidemiology and control measures, past and present.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Nuclear transport of human immunodeficiency virus type 1, visna virus, and equine infectious anemia virus Rev proteins: identification of a family of transferable nuclear export signals
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Rev trans activator binds directly to unspliced viral mRNA in the nucleus and activates… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Identification of a putative cellular receptor for the lentivirus visna virus.
One mechanism by which viral tropism may be controlled is by the expression of a specific virus receptor on the cell surface… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Pathogenesis of maedi-visna
In most cases, maedi-visna virus infection is characterised by a subclinical, persistent virus-carrier state. However, in heavily… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
cis- and trans-acting transcriptional regulation of visna virus.
Visna virus is a pathogenic lentivirus of sheep that is related to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III), the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Slow virus infection: replication and mechanisms of persistence of visna virus in sheep.
The influence of the age and immune status of the host on the slow replication and persistence of visna virus in sheep was… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Pathogenesis of visna. II. Effect of immunosuppression upon early central nervous system lesions.
It was hypothesized that the lesions of visna might represent an immunopathologic process. To test this hypothesis, a 1-month… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Homologies among the nucleotide sequences of the genomes of C-type viruses.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Ribonucleic Acid-Dependent Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase in Visna Virus
A ribonucleic acid-dependent deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase was found in virions of visna virus. The enzyme product was… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Cultivation of visna virus in tissue culture
The virus of Visna, a slow, demyelinating leucoencephalitis of sheep, has been cultivated in tissue culture. The cells employed… 
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