Cleavage of viral RNA and inhibition of viral translation by hepatitis C virus RNA-specific hammerhead ribozyme in vitro

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 78-84

  Ohkawa, Kazuyoshi ^a   Yuki, Nobukazu ^a   Kanazawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Ueda, Keiji ^a   Mita, Eiji ^a   Sasaki, Yutaka ^a   Kasahara, Akinori ^a   Hayashi, Norio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hammerhead ribozyme; Hepatitis C virus infection; Hepatitis C virus RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOZYME; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0030738689     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80283-8     Document Type: Article

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