Evaluation of antigenicity and cell mediated immunity of Hepatitis E virus patients: Using non radioactive MTT assay

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-68

  Majumdar, M ^a   Ratho, R ^a   Chawla, Y ^a   Singh, M P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; cell mediated immunity; Hepatitis E virus; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 84881066131     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.108725     Document Type: Article

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