nature 163, 777-778 (14 May 1949) | doi:10.1038/163777a0

Tumours Associated with a Virus Infection in an Insect

F. T. BIRD

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REPORTS of tumours in insects are relatively rare. Paillot^ mentions proliferation in the fat cells of Euxoasdgetum Schiff., following infection by virus disease^(pseudo-grasseries I and II).

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