Characterization of MS-2 (Hepatitis B) Serum by Electron Microscopy

1 October 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vol. 130 (4) , 416-418
https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/130.4.416

Abstract

The extensively studied MS-2 serum, which induces hepatitis B infection, was found by electron microscopy to contain the small spherical particles and tubular forms of hepatitis B surface antigen as well as the 42-nm Dane particles.

Keywords

ANTIGEN
DANE
TUBULAR FORMS
SMALL SPHERICAL
INDUCES HEPATITIS
SERUM BY ELECTRON
STUDIED MS