Therapeutic and prophylactic potential of anti-microbial peptides against coronaviruses

Hamed Memariani^{1

2}, Mojtaba Memariani^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
³ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. memaryani@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. memaryani@gmail.com.

Hamed Memariani et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;189(4):1153-1154.

doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02232-4. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Hamed Memariani^{1

2}, Mojtaba Memariani^{3

4}

¹ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
³ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. memaryani@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. memaryani@gmail.com.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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