Right now, nonhuman primate models are only attainable following temporary changes, like adding the HBV entry receptor, a human protein called NTCP, to liver cells with the help of viral vectors.

Previous research has revealed that this difference in infectivity is related to differences in the liver cell-membrane receptor sodium taurocholate co-translating polypeptide (NTCP), which is known ...

Dose to the oral cavity has been used in normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models to predict taste impairment during and following radiation, but researchers looked at whether dose to ...