Providing both historical background and recent advances, this series reviews in-depth the biologic, molecular, immunologic, and patholic features of this facinating virus family. The current volume focuses on the avian and murine species which have generated novel insights into cancer, and the evolution of the retroviridae.

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University of California, San Francisco, USA

Jay A. Levy

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Book Title: The Retroviridae
Editors: Jay A. Levy
Series Title: The Viruses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3372-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44074-8Published: 31 October 1992
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-3372-6Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 489
Topics: Medical Microbiology, Plant Sciences, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Microbial Ecology

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Front Matter

Origin and General Nature of Retroviruses

Structure and Classification of Retroviruses

Evolutionary Potential of Complex Retroviruses

Retroelements in Microorganisms

Mechanisms of Retrovirus Replication

Biology of Avian Retroviruses

Retroviruses in Rodents

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