sendai virus

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Definition of sendai virus in English English dictionary

a virus, of genus Paramyxovirus, found in mice but is not pathogenic for humans; it has the ability to generate heterokaryons by fusing cells

A paramyxovirus used in research laboratories for its tendency to induce genetically different cells to fuse, the resulting hybrid cells having useful properties such as the ability to synthesize specific antibodies

Hyphenation

Sen·dai vi·rus