Folding and assembly of hepatitis B virus core protein: A new model proposal

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Bringas, Ricardo ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANAS SP.; AVES; DUCK HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 0030949436     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3846     Document Type: Article

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