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A list of terms related to Bird flu.
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See neuraminidase.
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See neuraminidase.
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
A UK laboratory, affiliated to the World Health Organization, that aims to protect and improve public health by standardising and controlling biological products used in medicine. www.nibsc.ac.uk
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
A UK laboratory, affiliated to the World Health Organization, that aims to protect and improve public health by standardising and controlling biological products used in medicine.www.nibsc.ac.uk [link: http://www.nibsc.ac.uk]
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Part of the US National Institutes of Health, it conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious disease and allergies. www3.niaid.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The main US agency that funds and conducts biomedical research. www.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The main US agency that funds and conducts biomedical research. www.nih.gov [link: http://www.nih.gov]
Neuraminidase
One of three proteins that stick out from the shell of influenza viruses, the other two being haemagglutinin and the M2 protein. After the virus has replicated inside an infected cell, neuraminidase helps the virus cut its way out of the cell.
Neuraminidase inhibitor
A type of anti-flu drug that inhibits the function of neuraminidase.
Neuraminidase inhibitor
A type of anti-flu drug that inhibits the function of neuraminidase.
NIAID
See National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases.
NIBSC
See National Institute for Biological Standards and Control.
NIBSC
See National Institute for Biological Standards and Control.
NIH
See National Institutes of Health.
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