Article
Dynamic behavior of hepatitis C virus quasispecies in a long-term culture of the three-dimensional radial-flow bioreactor system.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Mar 2008
Murakami Kyoko, Inoue Yasushi, Hmwe Su-Su, Omata Kazuhiko, Hongo Tomokatsu, Ishii Koji, Yoshizaki Sayaka, Aizaki Hideki, Matsuura Tomokazu, Shoji Ikuo, Miyamura Tatsuo, Suzuki Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) exists in infected individuals as quasispecies, usually consisting of a dominant viral isolate and a variable mixture of related, yet genetically distinct, variants. A prior HCV infection system was developed using human hepatocellular carcinoma cells cultured in the three-dimensional radial-flow bioreactor (RFB), in which the cells retain morphological appearance and their differentiated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
