Marek's disease : an evolving problem /
Mareks disease is a form of cancer of poultry caused by an important herpesvirus (MDV). It continues to be a threat to poultry health and welfare and worldwide losses are estimated to be US$ 1 billion annually. This book provides a timely review of the problems of Marek's disease with descripti...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
©2004.
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Colección: | Biology of animal infections.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Mareks disease is a form of cancer of poultry caused by an important herpesvirus (MDV). It continues to be a threat to poultry health and welfare and worldwide losses are estimated to be US$ 1 billion annually. This book provides a timely review of the problems of Marek's disease with descriptions of the complex viral life cycle, how MDV targets different types of white blood cells, and details of the virus structure, its genes and proteins. |
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Notas: | "Institute for Animal Health"--Cover |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 212 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), color map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780120883790 0120883791 142374246X 9781423742463 0080479189 9780080479187 1281008052 9781281008053 9786611008055 6611008055 |
ISSN: | 1572-4271 |