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. 2010 Feb;10(1):20-4.
doi: 10.1124/mi.10.1.5.

The path well traveled: using mammalian retroviruses to guide research on XMRV

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The path well traveled: using mammalian retroviruses to guide research on XMRV

KyeongEun Lee et al. Mol Interv. 2010 Feb.
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Thin-section electron microscopy transmission of XMRV produced from human cells. Bar denotes 100 nanometers.

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