The development of human primary hepatocyte model for investigating the pathogenesis of the hepatitis C virus

The blood-borne virus, hepatitis C (HCV), is causing an increasing burden of chronic and terminal liver disease, world-wide. The development of successful drug treatments for this infection has been hampered by the lack of an efficient and physiologically relevant in vitro model of viral pathogenesi...

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Main Author: Dexter, Laura Joanne
Published: University of Nottingham 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523040