Influenza virus receptor specificity: Disease and transmission

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1584-1585

  García Sastre, Adolfo ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIALIC ACID; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77950572893     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100066     Document Type: Note

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