Immunological responses in patients who have spontaneously eradicated hepatitis C virus infection

Viral Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-531

  Zitron, I M ^a   Laurinaitis, M ^a   Qu, L ^a   Silverman, A L ^a   Gordon, S C ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034510547     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2000.13.521     Document Type: Article

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