Retroviruses, Simian

Synonyms

Chimpanzee Retrovirus

Chimpanzee Retroviruses

Monkey Retrovirus

Monkey Retroviruses

Retrovirus, Chimpanzee

Retrovirus, Monkey

Retrovirus, Simian

Retroviruses, Chimpanzee

Retroviruses, Monkey

Simian Retrovirus

Simian Retroviruses

Classes of retroviruses for which monkeys or apes are hosts. Those isolated from the West African green monkey and the Asian rhesus macaque monkey are of particular interest because of their similarities to viruses causing cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans.