Identification of hepatitis G virus particles in human serum by E2- specific monoclonal antibodies generated by DNA immunization

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 4541-4545

  Schmolke, Susanne ^a   Tacke, Michael ^a   Schmitt, Urban ^a   Engel, Alfred M ^a   Ofenloch Haehnle, Beatus ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0031958278     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.5.4541-4545.1998     Document Type: Article

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