Role of endogenous interferon in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and in coinfection by HIV and HCV

Research in Virology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Cribier, B ^a   Schmitt, C ^a   Rey, D ^b   Lang, J M ^b   Kirn, A ^a   Stoll Keller, F ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Endogenous IFN; HCV; HIV; IFN; Replication; Viraemia

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0030248563     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2516(96)82284-9     Document Type: Article

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