Control or persistence of hepatitis B virus: The critical role of initial host-virus interactions

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-105

  Webster, George J M ^a   Bertoletti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T cells; Innate immunity; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INCUBATION TIME; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036240598     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2002.01060.x     Document Type: Review

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