Feline immunodeficiency virus: A brief review

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously known as feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), was first described by Pedersen et al. (1987) who isolated the virus from cats with a variety of clinical signs suggestive of immunodeficiency. Since then FIV has become one of the most studied feline v...

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Autores principales: Bennett, M., Smyth, N.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Ltd 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7130289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1330201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0007-1935(92)90027-X
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Sumario:Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously known as feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), was first described by Pedersen et al. (1987) who isolated the virus from cats with a variety of clinical signs suggestive of immunodeficiency. Since then FIV has become one of the most studied feline viruses, not least because of its similarity to human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) which cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in man.

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