The influence of AUG codons in the hepatitis C virus 5' nontranslated region on translation and mapping of the translation initiation window

Virology

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-56

  Rijnbrand, René C A ^a   Abbink, Truus E M ^a   Haasnoot, P C Joost ^a   Spaan, Willy J M ^a   Bredenbeek, Peter J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

FELIS CATUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS ISOLATE H; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0030560807     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.0626     Document Type: Article

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