Cloning of HCV envelop region of different genotype and analysis of their hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-220

  Zhang, Shumin ^a   Zhuang, Hui ^b   Li, Hemin ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE CONTROL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Envelope region; Gene variation; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042914666     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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