Chimeric sindbis viruses dependent on the NS3 protease of hepatitis C virus

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1417-1427

  Filocamo, Gessica ^a   Pacini, Laura ^a   Migliaccio, Giovanni ^a  

^a IRBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INHIBITION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINDBIS VIRUS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031036325     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.2.1417-1427.1997     Document Type: Article

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