Quantitative analysis of hepatitis C virus activity in vivo in different groups of untreated patients

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 465-472

  Manzin, A ^a   Solforosi, L ^a   Giostra, F ^b   Bianchi, F B ^b   Bruno, S ^c   Rossi, S ^c   Gabrielli, A ^a   Candela, M ^a   Petrelli, E ^d   Clementi, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

GENE DOSAGE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA;

EID: 8244262432     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050093     Document Type: Article

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