DNA immunization with fusion genes containing HCV core region and HBV core region

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-177

  Yang, Li ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Kong, Yuying ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Li, Guangdi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA immunization; Gene fusion; Hepatitis B core antigen; Hepatitis C virus core protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044447278     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02880053     Document Type: Article

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