Replicating, differentiated macrophages can serve as in vitro targets for transformation by avian myeloblastosis virus

1 January 1981

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology

Vol. 37 (1) , 488-492
https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.37.1.488-492.1981

Abstract

Pure cultures of chicken macrophages were characterized functionally and transformed by avian myeloblastosis virus. Transformed cells exhibited an altered function. The efficiency of transformation was limited by the mitotic activity of the macrophages.

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