Homologous and heterologous complementation of HBV and WHV capsid and polymerase functions in RNA encapsidation

Virology

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 350-356

  Ziermann, Rainer ^a   Ganem, Don ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ENCAPSIDATION; VIRUS CAPSID; WOODCHUCK;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA MONAX; MIRIDAE;

EID: 0029940350     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.0260     Document Type: Article

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