Experimental Acute Coxsackle B-3 Viral Myocarditis in Mice
Abstract: An experimental acute myocarditis caused hy Coxsaekie B-3 virus(CB_3V)was developed in male BALB/c mice 4 weeks of age. The animals were szc-rificed at the 7th day after infection, After gross examination, the heart was cut transversely into 3 pieces for light, electron microscopic examinations andvirus assay. In addition, myocardial lesions were also quantitatively measuredby image analysis. White spots, streaks or patches were seen on the surface of ventrieles ofhearts in the infected group (14 mice) .The...