Direct ex vivo analysis of hepatitis B virus-specific CD8(+) T cells associated with the control of infection.
BACKGROUND and AIMS: Cytotoxic T cells have been suggested to be responsible for lysis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected hepatocytes and control of virus infection. The frequency, kinetics, phenotype, and capacity for clonal expansion of circulating HBV-specific CD8 cells were analyzed directly in...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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