Walsh & Hoyt: Papovaviridae

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Identifier wh_ch57_p3201
Title Walsh & Hoyt: Papovaviridae
Creator Paul W. Brazis, MD, Neil R. Miller, MD
Affiliation (PWB) Mayo Clinic; (NRM) Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University
Subject Infectious Diseases; Viruses; Virus Diseases; Papovaviridae
Description The family Papovaviridae contains two genera: papillomavirus and polyomavirus. The name ""papova"" is derived from the first two letters of each of three words: papilloma, polyoma, and vacuolating agent. All papovaviruses contain double-stranded, circular DNA that consists of 5,0008,000 base pairs. These viruses replicate solely in the nucleus of the host cell, and most are potentially oncogenic.
Date 2005
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition
Relation is Part of Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6wm4ntx
Setname ehsl_novel_whts
ID 185760
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wm4ntx
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