Investigation of TTV by in situ hybridization in patients with chronic hepatitis

Hepatology Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Cheng, Jidong ^a,b   Hada, Toshikazu ^a   Liu, Weidong ^a,b   Imanishi, Hiroyasu ^a   Iijima, Hiroko ^a   Shimomura, Soji ^a   Amuro, Yoshiki ^a   Kubota, Akira ^a   Higashino, Kazuya ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; In situ hybridization; TT virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0034032792     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(99)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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