Production of hepatitis B virus core particles in plants, by using cowpea mosaic virus-based vector

Voprosy Virusologii

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Meshcheryakova, Yu A ^a   Eldarov, M A ^a   Beales, L ^b   Skryabin, K G ^a   Lomonossoff, G P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core protein; CPMV (cowpea mosaic virus); HBcAg hepatitis B virus core antigen; Plant virus based vectors

Indexed keywords

COWPEA MOSAIC VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 46049099342     PISSN: 05074088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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