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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2007; 13(1): 104-124
Published online Jan 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i1.104
Published online Jan 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i1.104
The woodchuck as an animal model for pathogenesis and therapy of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Stephan Menne, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States
Paul J Cote, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by contract N01-AI-05399 to the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. PC and SM also have been supported by contract N01-AI-95390 to the Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown University from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Correspondence to: Stephan Menne, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States. sm119@cornell.edu
Telephone: +1-607-2533280 Fax: +1-607-2533289
Received: July 28, 2006
Revised: August 25, 2006
Accepted: October 4, 2006
Published online: January 7, 2007
Revised: August 25, 2006
Accepted: October 4, 2006
Published online: January 7, 2007
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