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Type C Retrovirus Released from Porcine Primary Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Infects Human Cells
1 Apr 1998
Abstract excerpt
As part of the evaluation of porcine cells, tissues, and organs intended for transplantation into humans, we investigated the conditions required to induce expression and release of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PoEV) from primary cells. Pigs contain endogenous retroviral sequences encoding infectious retrovirus, yet little is known about the conditions required to activate the expression and release of PoEV...
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