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Enhanced Susceptibility of Nasal Polyp Tissues to Avian and Human Influenza Viruses
BACKGROUND: Influenza viruses bind and infect respiratory epithelial cells through sialic acid on cell surface. Differential preference to sialic acid types contributes to host- and tissue-tropism of avian and seasonal influenza viruses. Although the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 can...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945772/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20885984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012973 |