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Sarcoma Blockade in vivo : Rabies–Rous System in Chickens

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A RECENT review1 describes the systems involved in inhibition of viral oncogenesis by non-oncogenic viruses and emphasizes the possible use of attenuated viruses as anti-neoplastic agents. This communication describes the total in vivo blockade of the tumour produced by Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), an avian subgroup. A leuco-virus2,3, by a vaccine strain of rabies virus (RV), a rhabdovirus2.

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DESAI, S. Sarcoma Blockade in vivo : Rabies–Rous System in Chickens. Nature 228, 460–461 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228460b0

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