Simian virus 40
"Simian virus 40" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of POLYOMAVIRUS originally isolated from Rhesus monkey kidney tissue. It produces malignancy in human and newborn hamster kidney cell cultures.
| Descriptor ID |
D013539
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.210.620.615.700 B04.613.204.670.615.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Simian virus 40- Simian virus 40
- virus 40, Simian
- Polyomavirus macacae
- Vacuolating Agent
- Vacuolating Agents
- SV 40 Virus
- SV 40 Viruses
- SV40 Virus
- SV40 Viruses
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