Description
Vesicularstomatitisvirus(VSV)isanantigenicpeptidefragmentofVSVthatbindstheLDLreceptor.VSVexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticpotential.VSVisusedasavectortoexpresstumor-targetingligands,allowingthevirustotarget,infect,andkilltumorcells.VSVinhibitsmyelomagrowthinvivoandalsokillsavarietyofneuroendocrinecellsinvitroandinvivo.
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