Medical Definition of Mammary tumour virus
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A member of the retrovirus subfamily Oncornavirinae that can cause mammary adenocarcinoma in a genetically susceptible strain of mice under appropriate hormonal influence.
These viruses are distinct from the murine leukaemia-sarcoma complex, and are commonly latent in wild and laboratory mice.
Synonym: Bittner agent, Bittner virus, Bittner's milk factor, mammary cancer virus, {milk factor.
(15 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammary Tumour Virus
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