Concept information
Preferred term
Virus Latency
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Latencies, Viral
- Latency, Viral
- Viral Latencies
- Viral Latency
Note
- coord with specific virus /physiol (IM or NIM)
Scope note
- The ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant within a cell (LATENT INFECTION). In eukaryotes, subsequent activation and viral replication is thought to be caused by extracellular stimulation of cellular transcription factors. Latency in bacteriophage is maintained by the expression of virally encoded repressors.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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viruksen latenssi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017735
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