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Retroviruses, Simian

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Definition: 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.  a group of the family Retroviridae; infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)   
Examples Leukemia Virus, Gibbon Ape; Mason-Pfizer monkey virus; Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey; Simian immunodeficiency virus; Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1; Simian T-lymphotropic virus 2 		Other names Simian Retroviruses; Monkey Retroviruses; Chimpanzee Retroviruses; Simian Retrovirus; Retroviruses, Monkey; Retroviruses, Chimpanzee; Retrovirus, Simian; Retrovirus, Monkey; Retrovirus, Chimpanzee; Monkey Retrovirus; Chimpanzee Retrovirus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
type D envelope protein, simian retrovirus  0   *Gene Products, env Retroviruses, Simian. Mol Immunol 1991;28(8):819
simian retrovirus type D envelope protein gp20  0   *Gene Products, env Retroviruses, Simian. J Med Primatol 1990;19(3-4)339

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