Glycyrrhizin as antiviral agent against Hepatitis C Virus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis C virus is a major cause of chronic liver diseases which can lead to permanent liver damage, hepatocellular carcinoma and death. The presently available treatment with interferon plus ribavirin, has limited benefits due to...

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Main Authors: Ashfaq Usman A, Masoud Muhammad S, Nawaz Zafar, Riazuddin Sheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/112