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Early Viral Entry Assays for the Identification and Evaluation of Antiviral Compounds
Published on: October 29, 2015
THE FIXATION OF COMPLEMENT BY VIRUS-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES: EQUIVALENCE AND INHIBITION IN THE REACTIONS OF THE VIRUSES OF
Journal of General Microbiology
|April 1, 1964
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