Observation of chimeric hepatitis C virus In infected Huh7.5 cell through transmission electron microscopy

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 568-573

  Ma, Li ^a   Wei, Xin ^a   Zhang, Ye ^a   Wang, Ping Zhong ^a   Lian, Jian Qi ^a   Jia, Zhan Sheng ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; In vitro transcription; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863261986     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5101.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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