Group Group VI (ssRNA-RT) Subfamily Orthoretrovirinae | Family Retroviridae Genus Gammaretrovirus Rank Species | |
Scientific name Reticuloendotheliosis virus Similar Retrovirus, Avian sarcoma leukosis v, Gammaretrovirus, Chicken anaemia virus, Gallid herpesvirus 1 | ||
Medical vocabulary what does reticuloendotheliosis virus mean
Reticuloendotheliosis (RE) designates a group of pathologic syndromes caused by the reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) group of avian retroviruses. The disease syndromes associated with REV include 1) a runting disease syndrome, 2) chronic neoplasia of lymphoid and other tissues, and 3) acute reticulum cell neoplasia.
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- Medical vocabulary what does reticuloendotheliosis virus mean
- Medical vocabulary what does reticuloendotheliosis viruses avian mean
- Scientific Significance
- References
Medical vocabulary what does reticuloendotheliosis viruses avian mean
Scientific Significance
Reticuloendotheliosis virus represents a third distinct etiological group of avian viral neoplasms, after Marek's disease and avian leukosis virus. The various syndromes caused by REV resemble both Marek's and avian leukosis.
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