Detection of virus-like particles in liver biopsies from HCV-infected patients

Research in Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-314

  Bosman, C ^a,d   Valli, M B ^b   Bertolini, L ^b   Serafino, A ^b   Boldrini, R ^c   Marcellini, M ^c   Carloni, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCV; Infected livers; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIREMIA; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0032158326     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(99)89011-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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