Expression of structural proteins of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in mammalian cells

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Li, Yingchun ^a   Li, Guangdi ^a   Kong, Yuying ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Wang, Yu ^b   Wen, Yumei ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Envelope protein; Hepatitis C virus core protein; Immunoblotting; Recombinant vaccinia virus; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542782487     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882705     Document Type: Article

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