Hepatitis B and D Protocols: Volume 2
Subtitle: Immunology, Model Systems, and Clinical Studies (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
Contributors: Robert K. Hamatake (Editor); Johnson Y. N. Lau (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: January 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9781588291080
Subjects: Medical microbiology & virology; Laboratory manuals; Gastroenterology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Medical / Infectious Diseases; Delta-associated agent; Delta infection; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus
First sentence: The duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) is a species-specific virus that causes either transient (acute) or persistent infections, primarily in hepatocytes in the liver, with release of high titers of infectious virions and noninfectious "empty" surface antigen particles into the bloodstream.