Human Liver Cells Infected with Hepatitis B (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Human Liver Cells Infected with Hepatitis B

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Human hepatoma cells harboring modified hepatitis B virus cccDNA are labeled by green fluorescent proteins. Blue oval shapes are cell nuclei labeled by fluorescent Hoechst dye, which stains DNA. Nuclei without green fluorescent protein are cells that do not contain hepatitis B virus cccDNA.

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Image courtesy of Lei Wei and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University

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