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Summary
1)When MEF1 poliomyelitis virus was introduced into the brown fat of hamsters treated with cortisone or submitted to stress there was viral persistence for periods of time significantly longer than in control animals. 2) During the initial 3 days following inoculation, viral multiplication rate was significantly enhanced in cortisone-treated but unchanged in stressed as compared to control hamsters. 3) The mechanism of the above difference as well as its effect upon the development of experimental poliomyelitis is discussed.
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