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The Chimpanzee Model of Hepatitis C Virus Infections
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
The chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is the only experimental animal susceptible to infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The chimpanzee model of HCV infection was instrumental in the initial studies on non-A, non-B hepatitis, including observations on the clinical course of infection, determination of the physical properties of the virus, and eventual cloning of the HCV nucleic acid. This review focuses on more...
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