Decoding the Distribution of Glycan Receptors for Human-Adapted Influenza A Viruses in Ferret Respiratory Tract
Ferrets are widely used as animal models for studying influenza A viral pathogenesis and transmissibility. Human-adapted influenza A viruses primarily target the upper respiratory tract in humans (infection of the lower respiratory tract is observed less frequently), while in ferrets, upon intranasa...
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71238 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-9965 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2085-7840 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9307-6116 |