Hepatitis B Virus Cell Biology
Studies from Shantou University, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine add new findings in the area of hepatitis B virus cell biology
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 6th, 2009
New research, 'Effects of hepatitis B virus S protein on human sperm function,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Shantou, People's Republic of China, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been determined to exist in semen and male germ cells from patients with chronic HBV infection, but no data are yet available on the impact of HBV S protein (HBs), the main component of HBV envelop protein, on the human reproductive system. The purpose of this article was to investigate the effect of HBs on human sperm function."
"Sperm motility analyses, sperm penetration assays, mitochondrial membrane potential assays, immunolocalizations with confocal microscopy and flow...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-07-06)
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