Sequences in the hypervariable region 1 of hepatitis C virus show only minimal variability in the presence of antibodies against hypervariable region 1 during acute infection in chimpanzees

Archives of Virology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1955-1962

  Zhou, Y H ^a   Sugitani, M ^a   Esumi, M ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0036399822     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-002-0863-x     Document Type: Article

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