Contemplating Potential Chemical Therapeutic Options to Combat Marburg Virus
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چکیده
Background: Marburg virus (MARV) belongs to Filovirus, which cause deadly hemorrhagic fever in humans. Due its highly dangerous potential, not much work has been done and treatment still be found yet.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American journal of biomedical science & research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2642-1747']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34297/ajbsr.2021.13.001915