Hepatitis C Virus: From Molecular Virology to Antiviral Therapy

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major causative agent of chronic liver disease, is spread throughout the world and around 170 million people are persistently infected. In this volume, world-leading experts in the field of HCV research have compiled the most recent scientific advances to provide a compreh...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bartenschlager, Ralf. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 369
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27340-7
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Table of Contents:
  • The Origin of Hepatitis C Virus
  • Cell Culture Systems for Hepatitis C Virus
  • Animal Models for Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis C Virus Entry
  • Hepatitis C Virus Proteins: From Structure to Function
  • Hepatitis C Virus RNA Translation
  • Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication
  • Virion Assembly and Release
  • Innate Immune Responses to Hepatitis C Virus
  • Adaptive Immune Responses in Hepatitis C Virus Infection
  • Liver Injury and Disease Pathogenesis in Chronic Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Directly Acting Antiviral Drugs
  • Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Current and Future.