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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;66(3):691-693.
doi: 10.1002/hep.29249. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Toward novel immunocompetent animal models for hepatitis B virus infection

Laurent Mailly  1   2 , Mirjam B Zeisel  1   2 , Thomas F Baumert  1   2   3
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Editorial

Toward novel immunocompetent animal models for hepatitis B virus infection

Laurent Mailly et al. Hepatology. 2017 Sep.
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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest

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