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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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Autores principales: Suptawiwat, Ornpreya, Tantilipikorn, Pongsakorn, Boonarkart, Chompunuch, Lumyongsatien, Jate, Uiprasertkul, Mongkol, Puthavathana, Pilaipan, Auewarakul, Prasert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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