mammary tumor virus of mice
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mam·ma·ry tu·mor vi·rus of mice
one of the mammalian Type B retroviruses, antigenically distinct from the murine leukemia-sarcoma complex, which is associated with adenocarcinomatous tumors of the mammary gland, commonly latent in wild and laboratory mice and causing cancer only in genetically susceptible strains under certain hormonal influences.
Synonym(s): Bittner agent, Bittner milk factor, Bittner virus, mammary cancer virus of mice, milk factor, mouse mammary tumor virus
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Bittner,
John J., U.S. oncologist, 1904-1961.Bittner agent - member of the retrovirus subfamily Oncornavirinae. Synonym(s): Bittner factor; Bittner milk factor; mammary tumor virus of mice
Bittner factor - Synonym(s): Bittner agent
Bittner milk factor - Synonym(s): Bittner agent
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