Article
Molecular characteristics of malignant lymphomas in cats naturally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 1 Jul 1997
Endo Y, Cho K W, Nishigaki K, Momoi Y, Nishimura Y, Mizuno T, Goto Y, Watari T, Tsujimoto H, Hasegawa A
Abstract excerpt
Neoplastic disease, especially malignant lymphomas, are often observed in cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). In order to clarify the characteristics of lymphoma cells and to investigate the pathogenesis in FIV-infected cats, we examined the lymphoma tissues developed in five...
Topics
- Animals
- Blotting, Southern
- Cat Diseases
- Cats
- Female
- Genome, Viral
- Genotype
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
- Lentivirus Infections
- Lymphoma
- Male
- Proviruses
- Virus Integration