The role of virus-specific CD8(+) cells in liver damage and viral control during persistent hepatitis B virus infection.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a noncytopathic virus, and the recognition of infected hepatocytes by HBV-specific CD8 cells has been assumed to be the central mechanism causing both liver damage and virus control. To understand the role of cytotoxic T cells in the pathogenesis of HBV infection, we used...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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