ERV-L elements: A family of endogenous retrovirus-like elements active throughout the evolution of mammals

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 3301-3308

  Bénit, Laurence ^a   Lallemand, Jean Baptiste ^a   Casella, Jean François ^a   Philippe, Hervé ^a   Heidmann, Thierry ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0033015742     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.4.3301-3308.1999     Document Type: Article

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