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Abstract
Classes of retroviruses for which monkeys or apes are hosts. Those isolated from the West African green monkey and the Asian rhesus macaque monkey are of particular interest because of their similarities to viruses causing cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans.
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Synonyms
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- Retroviruses, Simian
- Retrovirus, Simian
- Simian Retrovirus
- Chimpanzee Retroviruses
- Monkey Retroviruses
- Chimpanzee Retrovirus
- Monkey Retrovirus
- Retrovirus, Chimpanzee
- Retrovirus, Monkey
- Retroviruses, Chimpanzee
- Retroviruses, Monkey
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Aspects Covered
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
a group of the family Retroviridae; infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
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History Note
94; was SIMIAN RETROVIRUSES 1989-93
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Previous Indexing
- Monkey Diseases (1978-1988)
- Retroviridae (1978-1988)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Simian Retroviruses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015301. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015301
- Simian Retroviruses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69380792