One step closer to an experimental infection system for Hepatitis B Virus? --- the identification of sodium taurocholate cotransporting peptide as a viral receptor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Following the successful cloning of receptor for SARS coronavirus a few years ago, Dr. Wenhui Li and colleagues raised attention again by publishing a possible receptor for hepatitis B virus in <it>eLife</it>. We will briefly review the significance o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | Cell & Bioscience |
Online Access: | http://www.cellandbioscience.com/content/3/1/2 |
Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Following the successful cloning of receptor for SARS coronavirus a few years ago, Dr. Wenhui Li and colleagues raised attention again by publishing a possible receptor for hepatitis B virus in <it>eLife</it>. We will briefly review the significance of this finding and the future prospects of hepatitis B research.</p> |
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ISSN: | 2045-3701 |