Electron microscopy of herpes-like particles in lymphoid suspension cultures derived from patients with acute viral (serum) hepatitis.
Herpes-like particles in cytoplasm, lysosomes, and nuclei and 220 nm endoplasmic reticulum-associated particles were observed in lymphoblastoid cell lines from circulating leukocytes of viral hepatitis patients.
D046508:Culture Techniques; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000382:microbiology*; D006564:Herpesviridae; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008854:Microscopy, Electron