Detection of TT virus in human hair and skin

Hepatology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-162

  Osiowy, Carla ^a   Sauder, Connie ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

5' UTR; Asymptomatic carriers; Epidermal skin; Hair follicle; Macaque monkey; Polymerase chain reaction; TT virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 0033986446     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(99)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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