Woolly Monkey–HBV Infection in Squirrel Monkeys as a Surrogate Nonhuman Primate Model of HBV Infection

Development of curative therapies for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection will likely require new animal models. Here, we evaluate HBV infection in squirrel monkeys based on the high‐sequence homology of the HBV receptor, Na+/taurocholate co‐transporting peptide (NTCP), between humans and squi...

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Main Authors: Christopher Y. Chen, Benjamin Y. Winer, Deborah Chavez, Bernadette Guerra, Kathleen M. Brasky, Stacey Eng, Eduardo Salas, Danny Tam, Joe H. Simmons, Christian R. Abee, William E. Delaney, Alexander Ploss, Robert E. Lanford, Christian Voitenleitner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-03-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1471