Characterization of a mouse model for the study of hepatitis delta virus infection
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus that depends on hepatitis B virus (HBV) for the formation of new virions. HDV induces the most severe form of human viral hepatitis with the worst prognosis. However, the specific reasons for the severity of the disease remain unknown. Studying he...
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| Format: | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/55481 |