The Mx1 Gene Protects Mice against the Pandemic 1918 and Highly Lethal Human H5N1 Influenza Viruses
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Virology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0022-538X,1098-5514
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01116-07