abstract |
A method of producing viral antigens in vitro by infecting animal organ tissue rich in mitochondria with a virus, including human hepatitis B virus (HBV), and culturing the infected tissue in vitro is disclosed. A method of producing proteins in vitro by transfecting mitochondria-rich animal tissue with a recombinant HBV-based vector and culturing the transfected tissue in a dynamic tissue culture system is disclosed. |