Avian leukosis virus

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Avian leukosis virus is a species of retrovirus that causes disease in chickens; experimentally it can infect other species of birds and mammals.^[1] Different forms of the disease exist, including lymphoblastic, erythroblastic, and osteopetrotic.

References

↑ “Leukosis/sarcoma Group”. The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-23.

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[1] “Leukosis/sarcoma Group”. The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-23.

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