In vivo assay for hepatitis C viral serine protease activity using a secreted protein

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-115

  Cho, Young Gyu ^a   Yang, Se Hwan ^a   Sung, Young Chul ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; NS3 4A; Protease; SEAP

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

3T3 CELLS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; COS CELLS; CRICETINAE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MICE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

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

EID: 0031866094     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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