Genotype of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus by molecular evolutionary analysis
β Scribed by Yutaka Kondo; Masashi Mizokami; Tatsunori Nakano; Takanobu Kato; Ken-ichi Ohba; Etsuro Orito; Ryuzo Ueda; Motokazu Mukaide; Kazumasa Hikiji; Tsendsuren Oyunsuren; W.Graham Cooksley
- Book ID
- 117366442
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 280 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-1702
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