The NS5A protein of hepatitis C virus partially inhibits the antiviral activity of interferon

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 879-886

  Song, Jian ^a   Fujii, Motoko ^a   Wang, Fan ^a   Itoh, Masae ^a   Hotta, Hak ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0032921272     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-80-4-879     Document Type: Article

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