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I am currently reading a paper regarding Influenza. In the paper they describe a mutant and a WT, and the differences in replication. They grow the two strains in Vero cells (kidney epithelial cells). Why do they grow them in Vero cells, when it is a respiratory disease?

Link for article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9878611/

I am currently reading a paper regarding Influenza. In the paper they describe a mutant and a WT, and the differences in replication. They grow the two strains in Vero cells (kidney epithelial cells). Why do they grow them in Vero cells, when it is a respiratory disease?

I am currently reading a paper regarding Influenza. In the paper they describe a mutant and a WT, and the differences in replication. They grow the two strains in Vero cells (kidney epithelial cells). Why do they grow them in Vero cells, when it is a respiratory disease?

Link for article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9878611/

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Vero cells and Influenza

I am currently reading a paper regarding Influenza. In the paper they describe a mutant and a WT, and the differences in replication. They grow the two strains in Vero cells (kidney epithelial cells). Why do they grow them in Vero cells, when it is a respiratory disease?