The role of hepatitis B and C virus-specific CTL in the control of Viral replication

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-88

  Sobao, Yuji ^a   Takiguchi, Masafumi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0036482392     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.25.79     Document Type: Article

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