title: [Notes on the mode of action of oncogenic viruses].
abstract: Certain fundamental notions concerning virus oncogenesis are reviewed. A brief description of the main morphological features of the more common oncogenic viruses is followed by an account of their mechanism of action and cell and organism factors essentially associated with their induction of tumour growth. Recent hypotheses concerning the virus aetiology of tumours in man are discussed.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D003043:Cocarcinogenesis; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000032:analysis; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase