Animal Models of Chronic Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection Host–Virus Immunologic Interactions
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus that has an absolute requirement for a virus belonging to the hepadnaviridae family like hepatitis B virus (HBV) for its replication and formation of new virions. HDV infection is usually associated with a worsening of HBV-induced liver pathogenes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/4/1/46 |