Analysis of the Intracellular Zinc in HCV Replicon
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1Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan 2Department of Socio-Environmental Medicine, Public Health Division, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan 3Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan *Corresponding author Hitoshi Takagi, MD, PhD Department of Medicine and Molecular Science Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan Present affiliation and address: Kusunoki Hospital, Fujioka Gunma 375-0024 Japan E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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