Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
"Simian Immunodeficiency Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Species of the genus LENTIVIRUS, subgenus primate immunodeficiency viruses (IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES, PRIMATE), that induces acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in monkeys and apes (SAIDS). The genetic organization of SIV is virtually identical to HIV.
| Descriptor ID |
D015302
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.650.589.650.800 B04.820.650.805.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Simian
- Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses
- SIV (Simian immunodeficiency virus)
- Immunodeficiency Viruses, Simian
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Simian Immunodeficiency Virus" by people in Profiles.
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Passive immune globulin therapy in the SIV/macaque model: early intervention can alter disease profile. Immunol Lett. 1996 Jun; 51(1-2):107-14.