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Abstract
A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS producing tumors in primates. Originally isolated from a fibrosarcoma in a woolly monkey, WMSV is a replication-defective v-onc virus which carries the sis oncogene. In order to propagate, WMSV requires a replication-competent helper virus.
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- Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey
- Sarcoma Viruses, Simian
- Simian Sarcoma Viruses
- Wooley monkey sarcoma virus
- Woolly Monkey Virus
- Sarcoma Virus, Simian
- Simian Sarcoma Virus
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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: coordinate with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS
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History Note
2002 (1978); was SIMIAN SARCOMA VIRUSES 1978-93 (see under BUNYAVIRIDAE 1989-90, see under RETROVIRIDAE 1981-88, see under LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80)
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- Oncogenic Viruses (1966-1977)
- Retroviridae (1972-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Woolly Monkey Sarcoma Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012842. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012842
- Woolly Monkey Sarcoma Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_monkey_sarcoma_virus
- Woolly Monkey Sarcoma Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18976314