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Antiviral activity in milk of possible clinical importance

T H Matthews, C D Nair, M K Lawrence

    Lancet (London, England)
    |December 25, 1976
    PubMed

    In human and in cow's milk an antiviral activity has been detected which does not seem to be related to antibodies or other known virus inhibitors. The antiviral activity lay in a relatively heat-stable macromolecule belonging to the non-fatty part of milk.

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