HERV-K: The biologically most active human endogenous retrovirus family

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Tönjes, Ralf R ^a   Löwer, Roswitha ^a   Boller, Klaus ^a   Denner, Joachim ^a   Hasenmaier, Brigitte ^a   Kirsch, Heidrun ^a   König, Herbert ^a   Korbmacher, Christine ^a   Limbach, Christiane ^a   Lugert, Raimond ^a   Phelps, Robert C ^a   Scherer, Jürgen ^a   Thelen, Kirsten ^a   Löwer, Johannes ^a   Kurth, Reinhard ^a  

^a PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human endogenous retrovirus; Human teratocarcinoma derived virus (HTDV) Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV K); Immune response; Retroelement; Retroviral proteins; Reverse transcriptase

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOGENOUS VIRUS; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS PARTICLE;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 10144221975     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199600001-00039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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