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Dane particles

Dane par·ti·cles

(dān),
the larger spheric forms of hepatitis-associated antigens; they compose the virion of hepatitis B virus, containing a 27-nm "core" in which DNA-dependent DNA polymerase and circular, double-stranded DNA have been found.
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Dane par·ti·cles

(dān pahr'ti-kĕlz)
The larger spheric forms of hepatitis-associated antigens; they comprise the virion of hepatitis B virus.
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Dane,

David S., 20th century English virologist.
Dane method
Dane particles - the larger spherical forms of hepatitis-associated antigens.
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