together at a relatively high density. In natural infec-SEE ARTICLE ON PAGE 205. tions, the presence of HCV 6 in macrophages [7][8][9] and Kupffer cells 10 suggests that Fc receptors, which bind In this issue of HEPATOLOGY, Shimizu et al. 1 build to a conserved portion of antibodies, may facilitate
Does the hepatitis C virus replicate in cells of the hematopoietic lineage?
β Scribed by Francesco Negro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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