Identification of a domain containing B-cell epitopes in hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein by using mouse monoclonal antibodies

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Lee, Jae Woo ^a   Kim, Kwang M I ^a   Jung, Seung Hye ^a   Lee, Ki Jeong ^b   Choi, Eung Chil ^a   Sung, Young Chul ^b   Kang, Chang Yuil ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 5; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CET 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SERUM;

EID: 0346797129     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.1.11-18.1999     Document Type: Article

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