Organisms

Murine Leukemia Virus

Species of GAMMARETROVIRUS, containing many well-defined strains, producing leukemia in mice. Disease is commonly induced by injecting filtrates of propagable tumors into newborn mice.

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Abstract

Species of GAMMARETROVIRUS, containing many well-defined strains, producing leukemia in mice. Disease is commonly induced by injecting filtrates of propagable tumors into newborn mice.

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9 entry terms
  • Leukemia Virus, Murine
  • Leukemia Viruses, Murine
  • Mouse Leukemia Viruses
  • Murine Leukemia Viruses
  • Leukemia Viruses, Mouse
  • Graffi Virus
  • Graffi's Chloroleukemic Strain
  • Graffi Chloroleukemic Strain
  • Graffis Chloroleukemic Strain

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + LEUKEMIA, EXPERIMENTAL (IM)

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History Note

2002 (1966); was MOUSE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES 1966-93; for GRAFFI VIRUS use GRAFFI VIRUS 1991, use MOUSE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES 1975-1990; for GRAFFI'S CHLOROLEUKEMIC STRAIN use GRAFFI VIRUS 1975-1991

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Murine Leukemia Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009052. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009052
  2. Murine Leukemia Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murine_leukemia_virus
  3. Murine Leukemia Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673848