Potential cellular receptors involved in hepatitis C virus entry into cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects hepatocytes and leads to permanent, severe liver damage. Since the genomic sequence of HCV was determined, progress has been made towards understanding the functions of the HCV-encoded proteins and identifying the cellular receptor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muellhaupt Beat, Favre Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
HCV
LDL
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/4/1/9