Expression of hepatitis B virus X protein in HBV-infected human livers and hepatocellular carcinomas

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1109-1120

  Su, Qin ^a   Schröder, Claus H ^a   Hofmann, Walter J ^b   Otto, Gerd ^b   Pichlmayr, Rudolf ^c   Bannasch, Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RABBITS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0031898616     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270428     Document Type: Article

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