Liver sections from 18 patients positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and from 12 negative patients, were examined for the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA using an in situ hybridization assay that would identify only those hepatocytes containing more than 10 to 15 HBV genome equi
Hepatitis B virus DNA by in situ hybridization: Correlation between serum and hepatic markers of viral replication
- Book ID
- 123420648
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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