Biopolym. Cell. 2002; 18(1):37-47.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0005E6
Reviews
Avian endogenous retroviruses: structure, expression and evolution
1Borisenko L. G., 1Rynditch A. V.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

The recent data about the diversity ofavian endogenous retroviruses, their structure, peculiarity of the expression and possible ways of their evolution have been analysed in the present review. A role of endogenous retroviruses in the ontogenesis and pathology development has been shown.
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