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Ref : 006004-20 - © STAFORD - ISM Stucture of Hepatitis C virus. Computer artwork of a hepatitis C virus particle (virion). The virus consists of a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid, cream) enclosed in a capsid, or protein coat ( blue-grey spheres). Surrounding the capsid is a glycoprotein envelope (gold and blue-grey). Inserted in the envelope are surface proteins (pink spheres), which help the virus attach to its host cell. |