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Mason-Pfizer monkey virus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
A species of BETARETROVIRUS isolated from mammary carcinoma in rhesus monkeys. It appears to have evolved from a recombination between a murine B oncovirus and a primate C oncovirus related to the baboon endogenous virus. Several serologically distinct strains exist. MPMV induces SIMIAN AIDS.
Entry Version
MPMV
Entry Term(s)
SRV-1
SRV-2
SRV-3
Simian retrovirus 1
Simian retrovirus 2
Registry Numbers
txid11855
txid11942
txid39068
Related Numbers
txid11942
txid39068
Previous Indexing
Oncogenic Viruses (1972-1976)
Retroviridae (1977-1990)
Vertebrate Viruses, Unclassified (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see SIV 1989-90
Online Note
use SIV to search MASON-PFIZER MONKEY VIRUS 1989-90
A species of BETARETROVIRUS isolated from mammary carcinoma in rhesus monkeys. It appears to have evolved from a recombination between a murine B oncovirus and a primate C oncovirus related to the baboon endogenous virus. Several serologically distinct strains exist. MPMV induces SIMIAN AIDS.