tein raises very interesting questions about the structure of the virus. One possibility is that the virus might usurp a cellular protein (or a protein encoded by a different virus) in In this issue of Hepatology, several articles address the lieu of encoding its own capsid protein (much like hepati
GB virus C/hepatitis G virus—is it a novel human ‘hepatitis’ virus?
✍ Scribed by Galina Zhelezova Zhelezova; Ludmila Angelova Karaivanova
- Book ID
- 111107795
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 456 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1198-743X
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