Core specific antisense phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides as potent and specific inhibitors of hepatitis C viral translation

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 589-599

  Alt, M ^a   Renz, R ^a   Hofschneider, P H ^a   Caselmann, W H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORE PROTEIN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RABBITS; THIONUCLEOTIDES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030947884     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050105     Document Type: Article

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