Avian hepatitis B viruses: Molecular and cellular biology, phylogenesis, and host tropism

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-103

  Funk, Anneke ^a   Mhamdi, Mouna ^a   Will, Hans ^a   Sirma, Hüseyin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cccDNA; Endocytosis; Evolution; Fusion; Gene expression; Genome; Hepadnavirus; Hepatocellular differentiation; Host range; In vitro and in vivo infection; Morphogenesis and secretion; Pararetroviruses; Structure; Subviral particela; Transport; Virions

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ENTECAVIR; INTERFERON; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

DNA REPLICATION; HEPADNAVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 33846555276     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i1.91     Document Type: Review

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