Cloning and biologic activity analysis of novel interferon alpha subtype gene of woodchuck

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 619-622

  Lu, Yin Ping ^a   Xu, Yang ^b   Wang, Bao Ju ^b   Dong, Ji Hua ^b   Lu, Meng Ji ^b   Yang, Dong Liang ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biologic activity; Genotyping; Interferon alpha; Woodchuck

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLASMID; PSEUDOGENE; WOODCHUCK;

EID: 33750036106     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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