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PERV [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
CONT

[...] one example of [...] pig viruses present in animal tissue and which can cause disease is known as porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) that is found in the genetic material of every pig. PERVs cannot be eliminated or screened out and laboratory experiments have shown that they can infect human cells. However, it is not yet known if PERVs can be transmitted through xenotransplant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
OBS

Rétrovirus porcin et xénotransplantation: tout n'est peut-être pas bon dans le cochon !

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
CONT

Retrovirus endógeno porcino [...]. Provirus de un retrovirus porcino. La posibilidad de que los PERV puedan activarse después de un trasplante de órganos de cerdos al hombre implica que la práctica del xenotransplante pueda ser una vía para transferir infecciones nuevas a la población humana.

OBS

PERV por sus siglas en inglés.

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