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Can the rabies virus replicate in the cytosol of an axon as opposed to the axons cell body?
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Nucleus not needed: Viral replication can occur wit no host protein requirement. However, viral particle assembly does require the host's golgi apparatus. Please see the following for an in depth review of the pathogenesis of rabies: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc2600441/.
Answered 9/8/2013
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