Hepatitis C virus - Specific cytolytic T lymphocyte and T helper cell responses in seronegative persons

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 859-866

  Koziel, Margaret James ^a   Wong, David K H ^b   Dudley, Darryll ^b   Houghton, Michael ^b   Walker, Bruce D ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0030771320     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516546     Document Type: Article

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