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Transformation of Hamster Cell Lines in vitro by a Hamster Sarcoma Virus

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A system is described which has important advantages for the study of viral induced cell transformation. It is based on the discovery of a new virus in a cell line derived from a hamster tumour induced by a murine sarcoma virus.

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ZAVADA, J., MACPHERSON, I. Transformation of Hamster Cell Lines in vitro by a Hamster Sarcoma Virus. Nature 225, 24–26 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225024a0

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