Getting to grips with hepatitis.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23150799.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.00301 and PMC identifier 3485613.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
The receptor that allows hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses to enter human liver cells has been identified as a protein that transports bile acids in the liver.
Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis Delta Virus
- Hepatocytes
- Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent
- Receptors, Virus
- Symporters
- Viral Envelope Proteins