Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321962751
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 10TYU
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Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiviral drug prescribed for the flu, inhibits the enzyme neuraminidase. Explain how this drug could prevent infection in someone who is exposed to the flu or could shorten the course of flu In an Infected patient (the reasons for which It Is prescribed).
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