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Infection of human hepatocyte chimeric mouse with genetically engineered hepatitis B virus.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2005
Tsuge Masataka, Hiraga Nobuhiko, Takaishi Hideki, Noguchi Chiemi, Oga Hiromi, Imamura Michio, Takahashi Shoichi, Iwao Eiji, Fujimoto Yoshifumi, Ochi Hidenori, Chayama Kazuaki, Tateno Chise, Yoshizato Katsutoshi
Abstract excerpt
Studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutants have been hampered by the lack of a small animal model with long-term infection of cloned HBV. Using a mouse model in which liver cells were highly replaced with human hepatocytes that survived over a long time with mature human hepatocyte function, we p...
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