Inability to Detect Hepatitis B Virus or Specific Antigens in Transformed Chimpanzee Lymphocytes

Overview

Journal Infect Immun

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1974 Dec 1

PMID 4373398

Citations 1

Authors

C A Schable

B L Murphy

K R Berquist

C R Gravelle

J E MAYNARD

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Abstract

Transformed chimpanzee lymphocytes were examined to determine whether they would support the replication of hepatitis B virus. After 5 months, no hepatitis B virus, hepatitis B surface antigen, or antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen was detected.

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