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MeSH Heading: Virus Activation
Tree Number(s): G06.920.925.940
Unique ID: D014775
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014775
Annotation: coord with specific virus /‌physiol (IM or NIM)
Scope Note: The mechanism by which latent viruses, such as genetically transmitted tumor viruses (PROVIRUSES) or PROPHAGES of lysogenic bacteria, are induced to replicate and then released as infectious viruses. It may be effected by various endogenous and exogenous stimuli, including B-cell LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, glucocorticoid hormones, halogenated pyrimidines, IONIZING RADIATION, ultraviolet light, and superinfecting viruses.
Entry Term(s): Prophage Excision; Prophage Induction; Viral Activation; Virus Induction
Previous Indexing: Lysogeny (1968-1979); specific virus (1966-1967); Virus Replication (1968-1979)
See Also: Latent Infection; Lysogeny
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/21
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0022756
Scope Note: The mechanism by which latent viruses, such as genetically transmitted tumor viruses (PROVIRUSES) or PROPHAGES of lysogenic bacteria, are induced to replicate and then released as infectious viruses. It may be effected by various endogenous and exogenous stimuli, including B-cell LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES, glucocorticoid hormones, halogenated pyrimidines, IONIZING RADIATION, ultraviolet light, and superinfecting viruses.
Terms: Virus Activation Preferred Term
Term UI T043229
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Virus Induction
Term UI T043230
Date12/21/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Viral Activation
Term UI T664168
Date01/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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