Definitions
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- noun A paramyxovirus or orthomyxovirus.
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- noun any of a group of
RNA viruses ofOrthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families
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- noun any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps
Etymologies
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From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (muxa, "mucus"), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.
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Examples
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We show that IL-27 activates signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1 and to a minor extent STAT3 in a human HSC cell line and that it leads to the induction of STAT1 target genes such as interferon response factor-1, myxovirus resistance A and STAT1 itself.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Caroline Schoenherr 2010
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The intracellular expression of TLR3 and type I IFN inducible myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) protein as well as the level of apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Riikka K Mattila Piritta Peri 2008
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