In situ hybridization of hepatitis C virus RNA in liver cells of an experimentally infected rhesus macaque

The liver tissue of a rhesus macaque inoculated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been analyzed for the presence of HCV RNA using the technique of in situ hybridization, both at light and electron microscopy levels. The animal was inoculated by the intrasplenic route using a HCV infected autogenic he...

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Main Authors: Selma Majerowicz, Christopher Grief, Debora Ferguson, Renata C Airano, Marcia L Baptista, Marcelo A Pinto, Ortrud Monika Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000600017