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Abstract
Possible models of the structure of the influenza virus envelope are considered in terms of the known chemical composition. Models incorporating lipid in the form of a bimolecular leaflet are shown to be unlikely on geometrical grounds. A model having "inverted toadstool" protein units separated by spherical lipid micelles is favored, and is capable of explaining the appearance of the virus in the electron microscope and differences between normal and incomplete (von Magnus) forms of the virus.Entities:
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Year: 1970 PMID: 5266149 PMCID: PMC283029 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.65.4.1105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205