Competitive Antagonists of Adenosine Deaminase versus Enzymatic Inhibitors: Complementary Approaches Targeting Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (DP IV) and their Relation to MERS-CoV Infection
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Cite this article: Reinhold D, Kähne T, Brocke S (2016) Competitive Antagonists of Adenosine Deaminase versus Enzymatic Inhibitors: Complementary Approaches Targeting Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (DP IV) and their Relation to MERS-CoV Infection. Ann Clin Cytol Pathol 2(3): 1028. *Corresponding author Stefan Brocke, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA, Tel: 860-679-8860; Email:
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