Modulation of host metabolism as a target of new antivirals
β Scribed by Masanori Ikeda; Nobuyuki Kato
- Book ID
- 113418118
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 536 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-409X
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