Campbell Biology in Focus
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134710679
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 10TYU
SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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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