Friend+virus

One entry found for Friend virus.

Main Entry: Friend virus
Pronunciation: frend-
Function: noun
: a strain of murine leukemia virus that causes erythroleukemia in mice -- called also Friend leukemia virus
Friend, Charlotte (1921-1987), American microbiologist. Friend served as professor and director of the center for experimental cell biology at Mt. Sinai Medical School in New York. She did research in immunology, virology, and the relationship between viruses and cancer.