Endogenous Retroviruses

"Endogenous Retroviruses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Retroviruses that have integrated into the germline (PROVIRUSES) that have lost infectious capability but retained the capability to transpose.

Descriptor ID	D020077
MeSH Number(s)	B04.613.807.250 B04.820.650.250 G02.111.570.080.708.330.800.175 G05.360.080.708.330.800.175 G05.360.340.024.425.800.175
Concept/Terms	Endogenous Retroviruses Endogenous Retroviruses ERVs Retroviruses, Endogenous Endogenous Retrovirus Retrovirus, Endogenous Human Endogenous Retroviruses Human Endogenous Retroviruses Endogenous Retrovirus, Human Endogenous Retroviruses, Human Human Endogenous Retrovirus Retrovirus, Human Endogenous Retroviruses, Human Endogenous HERVs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Endogenous Retroviruses".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
Oncogenic Viruses [B04.613]
Retroviridae [B04.613.807]
Endogenous Retroviruses [B04.613.807.250]
RNA Viruses [B04.820]
Retroviridae [B04.820.650]
Endogenous Retroviruses [B04.820.650.250]
Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Base Sequence [G02.111.570.080]
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid [G02.111.570.080.708]
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences [G02.111.570.080.708.330]
Retroelements [G02.111.570.080.708.330.800]
Endogenous Retroviruses [G02.111.570.080.708.330.800.175]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Genetic Structures [G05.360]
Base Sequence [G05.360.080]
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid [G05.360.080.708]
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences [G05.360.080.708.330]
Retroelements [G05.360.080.708.330.800]
Endogenous Retroviruses [G05.360.080.708.330.800.175]
Genome [G05.360.340]
Genome Components [G05.360.340.024]
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences [G05.360.340.024.425]
Retroelements [G05.360.340.024.425.800]
Endogenous Retroviruses [G05.360.340.024.425.800.175]

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