Rous, F. Peyton


Rous,

F. Peyton, U.S. pathologist and Nobel laureate, 1879-1970. Rous sarcoma - a fibrosarcoma caused by certain viruses of family Retroviridae. Synonym(s): avian sarcoma; Rous tumorRous sarcoma virus - a sarcoma-producing virus of the avian leukosis-sarcoma complex identified by Rous in 1911.Rous tumor - Synonym(s): Rous sarcomaRous-associated virus - a leukemia virus.