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Hepatitis B (HBV) is a partial double stranded DNA virus (Hapadnavirus) that efficiently infects human liver cells, known as hepatocytes. The entry mechanism of HBV in to the human liver cells are yet to be elucidated deeply, but what known is the receptors candidate including the transferrin receptor, the asialoglycoprotien receptor molecule, and endonexin identified as the candidate receptors.


The host cells for the hepatitis B are the liver cells called hepatocytes.

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