One striking clinical feature of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is that more than 50% of patients with acute hepatitis C will develop chronic infection. To investigate its possible mechanisms, we examined the activation of type 2-like T-helper (Th2-like) cells relating to the development of chron
Sensitivity of seven commercial assays in the detection of hepatitis B virus Type 2-like infection
✍ Scribed by P. León; J. A. López; J. M. Echevarría
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 341 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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