![]() 1,017,302,212 visitors served. |
|
![]() Dictionary/ thesaurus | ![]() Medical dictionary | ![]() Legal dictionary | ![]() Financial dictionary | ![]() Acronyms | ![]() Idioms | ![]() Encyclopedia | ![]() Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Papovaviridae |
Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.04 sec. |
|
Papovaviridae /Pa·po·va·vi·ri·dae/ (pah-po?vah-vir´i-de) the papovaviruses: a family of DNA viruses, many of which are oncogenic or potentially oncogenic; it includes two subfamilies, Papillomavirinae and Polyomavirinae.
Papovaviridae a family of viruses containing two genera: Papillomavirus, which cause warts in various species, and Polyomavirus, which cause tumors in rodents (mice, hamsters) and have been extensively studied as models of viral oncogenesis. Virions are icosahedral, 45-55 nm in diameter, naked, ether-resistant and contain a supercoiled circular double-stranded DNA genome of ~8 kilobases. |
|
? Mentioned in |
|---|
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|