Quantitative detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in two international reference plasma preparations

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-73

  Heermann, Klaus Hinrich ^a   Gerlich, Wolfram H ^b   Chudy, Michael ^c   Schaefer, Stephan ^b   Thomssen, Reiner ^a   Gerken, G ^d   Meyer, K H ^d   Bonino, F ^d   Brechot, C ^d   Carneiro De Moura, M C ^d   Gerlich, W H ^d   Thomas, H C ^d   Schalm, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d Justus Liebig University Giessen ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0032922675     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.68-73.1999     Document Type: Article

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