Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Synonyms
AIDS, Murine
AIDSs, Murine
MAIDS
Murine AIDS
Murine AIDSs
Murine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Murine Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
Murine Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs in mice infected with mouse leukemia viruses (MuLV). The syndrome shows striking similarities with human AIDS and is characterized by lymphadenopathy, profound immunosuppression, enhanced susceptibility to opportunistic infections, and B-cell lymphomas.