The Retroviridae / Edition 1

by Jay A. Levy

Overview

Volume 4 completes the fascinating series The Retroviridae. Dr. Levy brings together up-to-date information on the human retroviruses, their biological and molecular features, and the interaction of these viruses with intracellular factors that control retrovirus replication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306450334
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	09/30/1995
Series:	The Viruses
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	670
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

Levy, Jay A. (UCSF)

The contributors represent the specialties of comparative medicine, molecular genetics, biochemistry, infectious disease, and microbiology. Most come from the U.S., but two are from Japan and one is from England. Institutions prominently represented include Johns Hopkins, Centers for Disease Control, and the Univ of Pittsburgh.

Table of Contents

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus; E. Barker, et al. Intracellular Factors Involved in Gene Expression of Human Retroviruses; S.H.I. Ou, R.B. Gaynor. Molecular Biology of HIV; B.M. Peterlin. The Molecular Biology of Human and Primate Spuma Retroviruses; M. Löchelt, R.M. Flügel. Retroviruses and Oncogenes; S. Rasheed. Retroviruses and the Nervous System; F. Gonzalez-Scarano, et al. Retroviruses and Their Roles in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Autoimmunity; R.F. Garry, et al. Vaccines against Retroviruses; R.C. Montelaro, D.P. Bolognesi. Index.

Editorial Reviews

‘A wonderful and thorough review of a rapidly expanding and critically important field in medical science....an excellent educational source for students and postdoctoral fellows and a reference for investigators in retrovirology....an extraordinary undertaking...the bible of retrovirology.'
ASM News, from a review of the series

‘An excellent resource for research scientists and postdoctoral students....the chapters are succinctly written by preeminent authorities on the topics, well referenced and provocative.'
American Society for Microbiology News, from a review of an earlier volume

From the Publisher

This fourth and final volume of The Retroviridae completes an extensive overview of this family of viruses. It brings together current information on the human retroviruses, their biological and molecular features, and the interaction of these viruses with intracellular factors that control retrovirus replication. The topics include the molecular biology of spumaviruses; the role of the retrovirus family in the transmission of oncogenes; the potential roles of retroviruses in neurological diseases and autoimmunity; and approaches to prevent virus infection through vaccines. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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