Research based on this thesis is published as Brimacombe, Claire L et al (2011) Neutralizing Antibody-Resistant Hepatitis C Virus Cell-to-Cell Transmission. Journal of Virology, 85 (1). http://eprints.bham.ac.uk/510/ Brimacombe, Claire L et al (2008) Protein kinase A-dependent step(s) in hepatitis C virus entry and infectivity. Journal of virology, 82 (17). pp. 8797-811. ISSN 1098-5514 http://eprints.bham.ac.uk/474/ Brimacombe, Claire L et al (2010) Multiple effects of silymarin on the hepatitis C virus lifecycle. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 51 (6). pp. 1912-21. ISSN 1527-3350 http://eprints.bham.ac.uk/460/