Determining the Size of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Virus by Filtration

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 636-640

  He, Li Fang ^a,b,c   Alling, David ^a,b,c   Popkin, Terry ^a,b,c   Shapiro, Max ^a,b,c   Alter, Harvey J ^a,b,c   Purcell, Robert H ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b SEMA Inc ^*  (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; HEPATITIS VIRUS NON A NON B; HUMAN; LIVER; RETROVIRUS; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMAL; FILTRATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS VIRUSES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0023232284     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.4.636     Document Type: Article

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