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Retroviruses, Simian MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Retroviruses, Simian
Tree Number(s)
B04.613.807.805
B04.820.650.805
Unique ID
D015301
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015301
Annotation
a group of the family Retroviridae; infection: coord IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note
Classes of retroviruses for which monkeys or apes are hosts. Those isolated from the West African green monkey and the Asian rhesus macaque monkey are of particular interest because of their similarities to viruses causing cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans.
Entry Term(s)
Chimpanzee Retroviruses
Monkey Retroviruses
Simian Retroviruses
Previous Indexing
Monkey Diseases (1978-1988)
Retroviridae (1978-1988)
Public MeSH Note
94; was SIMIAN RETROVIRUSES 1989-93
Online Note
use RETROVIRUSES, SIMIAN to search SIMIAN RETROVIRUSES 1989-93
History Note
94; was SIMIAN RETROVIRUSES 1989-93
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/05/26
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Retroviruses, Simian Preferred
Chimpanzee Retroviruses Narrower
Monkey Retroviruses Narrower
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