Molecular virology of hepatitis C virus

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2397-2410

  Clarke, Berwyn ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS NON A NON B; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA VIRUS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

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

EID: 0030778811     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-10-2397     Document Type: Review

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