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hepatotropic

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hepatotropic
[hep′ə-totrop′ik]
having a special affinity for or exerting a specific effect on the liver.


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Although HCV is considered to be primarily hepatotropic, accumulated evidence clearly indicates that the virus also invades and replicates in the immune system.
It is now understood that HCV is both a hepatotropic and lymphotropic virus, replicating in not only hepatocytes but also in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
 
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