lymphoid leukosis virus

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• Lymphoid Leucosis — is a disease that affects chickens caused by the retrovirus Avian leukosis virus .It is a neoplastic disease caused by a virus of the leucosis which may take the form of a tumor of the bursa of Fabricius and metastasis to other tissues of the… …   Wikipedia

• Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …   Medical dictionary

• Avian Sarcoma and Leukosis Viruses — Avian sarcoma and leukosis virus (ASLV) is an endogenous retrovirus that infects and can lead to cancer in chickens. ASLV replicates in chicken embryo fibroblasts, the cells that contribute to the formation of connective tissues. ASLV has only… …   Wikipedia

• avian leukosis — n any of a group of diseases (as lymphoid leukosis) of poultry that are caused by strains of a retrovirus (species Avian leukosis virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus), that involve disturbed blood formation, and that are distinguished individually …   Medical dictionary

• avian myeloblastosis virus — Retrovirus of the subfamily Oncornaviridae. Causes myelocytomatosis, osteopetrosis, lymphoid leukosis and nephroblastoma. May be a mixture of viruses …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• enzootic bovine leukosis — a progressive fatal lymphosarcoma affecting adult cattle, caused by the bovine leukemia virus, and characterized by infiltration of lymphoid tissue throughout the body by malignant lymphocytes, with enlargement of lymph nodes and spleen. Called… …   Medical dictionary

• Chicken — Gallus gallus domesticus redirects here. For other subspecies, see Red Junglefowl. Chooks redirects here. For the fast food chain, see Chooks Fresh Tasty. This article is about the animal. For chicken as human food, see Chicken (food). For other… …   Wikipedia

• Marek's disease — Virus classification Group: Group I (dsDNA) Family: Herpesviridae Genus: Mard …   Wikipedia