TRANSMISSION OF MONKEY RETROVIRUS SIMILAR TO HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS BY BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Isao MIYOSHI; Masatoshi FUJISHITA; Shizuo YOSHIMOTO; Ichiro KUBONISHI; Hirokuni TAGUCHI; Yuji OHTSUKI; Yoshikuni TANIOKA

doi:10.20772/cancersci1959.75.6_479

Isao MIYOSHI, Masatoshi FUJISHITA, Shizuo YOSHIMOTO, Ichiro KUBONISHI, Hirokuni TAGUCHI, Yuji OHTSUKI, Yoshikuni TANIOKA

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Keywords: Rhesus monkeys, Human T-cell leukemia virus, Blood transfusion

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1984 Volume 75 Issue 6 Pages 479-481

DOI https://doi.org/10.20772/cancersci1959.75.6_479

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Abstract

Transfusion of 15ml of blood from a rhesus monkey seropositive for human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) antigens to an anti-HTLV negative rhesus monkey resulted in the seroconversion of the recipient after five weeks. Cultured peripheral lymphocytes from the seroconverted monkey expressed HTLV antigens and type C virus particles.

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