Identification and properties of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of hepatitis C virus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-22

  Behrens, Sven Erik ^a,b   Tomei, Licia ^a   De Francesco, Raffaele ^a  

^a IRBM   (Italy)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

HCV; NS5B; RNA replication; RNA dependent RNA polymerase; Terminal nucleotidyl transferase

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; PRIMER RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS ENZYME; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA REPLICATION;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INSECTA; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0030051777     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00329.x     Document Type: Article

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