Packaging of influenza virus genome: robustness of selection.
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چکیده
Takeshi Noda and Yoshihiro Kawaoka Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; ERATO Infection-Induced Host Responses Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan; and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53711
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 109 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012