Host nutritional selenium status as a driving force for influenza virus mutations

FASEB J. 2001 Aug;15(10):1727-1738.

Authors

H K Nelson¹, Q Shi, P Van Dael, E J Schiffrin, S Blum, D Barclay, O A Levander, M A Beck

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7220, USA.

PMID: 11481250

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Influenza A virus / genetics
Influenza A virus / pathogenicity
Lung / pathology
Mice
Mutation*
Nutritional Status*
Orthomyxoviridae / genetics*
Orthomyxoviridae / pathogenicity
Orthomyxoviridae Infections / complications
Orthomyxoviridae Infections / pathology
Selenium / deficiency
Selenium / physiology*
Viral Matrix Proteins / genetics

Substances

M-protein, influenza virus
Viral Matrix Proteins
Selenium