Retroviruses and Insights into Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dudley, Jaquelin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Medical microbiology.; Virology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Medical Microbiology.

Retroviruses cause chronic infections and insertion mutations in their hosts, often leading to the appearance of tumors. Studies of retrovirus-induced tumors have led to our understanding of many crucial concepts in cell and cancer biology, including the discoveries of reverse transcriptase, viral o...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Mouse mammary tumor virus
• 2. Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
• 3. Avian leukosis virus
• 4. Abelson murine leukemia virus
• 5. Human T-cell leukemia virus
• 6. Feline leukemia virus
• 7. Murine leukemia virus
• 8. Spleen focus-forming virus
• 9. Koala retrovirus
• 10. Human immunodeficiency virus.