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In HSV-2 infected cultures, intranuclear tubule-like structures were found more commonly in fibroblasts and central nervous system (CNS) neurons than in oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, satellite and Schwann cells, but were found least often in peripheral neurons.
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Ecob-Johnston, M.S., Whetsell, W.O. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection of organotypic nerve cell cultures. Acta Neuropathol 48, 219–221 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690523
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