Long-term expression of the hepatitis B virus core-e- and X-proteins does not cause pathologic changes in transgenic mice

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-130

  Reifenberg, Kurt ^a   Löhler, Jürgen ^b   Pudollek, Hans Peter ^a   Schmitteckert, Eva ^a   Spindler, Gabriele ^a   Köck, Josef ^a   Schlicht, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL VIROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

core gene; hepatitis B virus; liver; pathogenesis; transgenic mice; X gene

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; X PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17144474720     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80018-9     Document Type: Article

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