Identification and characterization of a hepatitis delta virus RNA transcriptional promoter

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 4986-4995

  Beard, Michael R ^a   MacNaughton, Thomas B ^a   Gowans, Eric J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA REPLICATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0029955347     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.8.4986-4995.1996     Document Type: Article

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