Human endogenous retroviruses in health and disease: A symbiotic perspective

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 560-565

  Ryan, Frank P ^a  

^a Fulwood House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMBIOSIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 10644257398     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.12.560     Document Type: Review

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