Transmissible Feline Fibrosarcoma

SEVERAL transmissible neoplasms, including avian 1 and murine 2 sarcomas and feline leukaemia 3–5 , have been found to be associated with, and probably caused by, “C”-type viral particles. Our preliminary studies with a feline fibrosarcoma indicate that it is also transmissible and is associated wit...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1969-03, Vol.221 (5185), p.1074-1075
Main Authors: SNYDER, S. P., THEILEN, G. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cats
Dogs
Female
Fibrosarcoma - microbiology
Fibrosarcoma - pathology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Inclusion Bodies, Viral
letter
Microscopy, Electron
multidisciplinary
Neoplasm Transplantation
Sarcoma, Experimental - microbiology
Sarcoma, Experimental - pathology
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Transplantation, Heterologous
Transplantation, Homologous
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Summary:SEVERAL transmissible neoplasms, including avian 1 and murine 2 sarcomas and feline leukaemia 3–5 , have been found to be associated with, and probably caused by, “C”-type viral particles. Our preliminary studies with a feline fibrosarcoma indicate that it is also transmissible and is associated with “C”-type viral particles.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/2211074a0