"Cowpox virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS that is the etiologic agent of COWPOX. It is closely related to but antigenically different from VACCINIA VIRUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D015608
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.650.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Cowpox virus- Cowpox virus
- Cowpox viruses
- Cow Pox Virus
- Cow Pox Viruses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cowpox virus" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of the orthopoxvirus p4c gene, which encodes a structural protein that directs intracellular mature virus particles into A-type inclusions. J Virol. 2002 Nov; 76(22):11216-25.