title: The oncogenic potential of some avian adenoviruses causing diseases in chickens.
abstract: The oncogenic potentials of three different strains of avian adenoviruses (the Tipton strain of the inclusion body hepatitis virus, the DPI-2, and the Indiana C viruses) were investigated in newborn hamsters. Animal inoculations were via two routes, subcutaneous and intracerebral. All three viruses proved nononcogenic for the hamsters observed over a period of 225 days. However, lesions of hepatitis similar to those of inclusion body hepatitis of chickens were seen in three hamsters inoculated with the DPI-2 virus.
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D000259:Aviadenovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002645:Chickens; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses