In vitro infection of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells by GB virus C/hepatitis G virus

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 4052-4061

  Fogeda, Marta ^a   Navas, Sonia ^a,c   Martín, Julio ^a,d   Casqueiro, Mercedes ^a   Rodríguez, Elena ^a   Arocena, Carlos ^a   Carreño, Vicente ^a,b  

^a Fund El Estud Las Hepat Virales   (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0032954611     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4052-4061.1999     Document Type: Article

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