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. 1987 May;61(5):1651–1654. doi: 10.1128/jvi.61.5.1651-1654.1987

A standardized nomenclature for endogenous mouse mammary tumor viruses.

C Kozak, G Peters, R Pauley, V Morris, R Michalides, J Dudley, M Green, M Davisson, O Prakash, A Vaidya, et al.
PMCID: PMC254148  PMID: 3033291

Abstract

We propose a revised standardized nomenclature for endogenous mouse mammary tumor viruses based on characterization by molecular cloning techniques and genetic segregation data.

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