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. 2020 Jul-Aug;24(4):369-371.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Ivermectin: potential candidate for the treatment of Covid 19

Dhyuti Gupta  1 , Ajaya Kumar Sahoo  1 , Alok Singh  2
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Ivermectin: potential candidate for the treatment of Covid 19

Dhyuti Gupta et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul-Aug.
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Mechanism of ivermectin induced inhibition of importin α/β mediated coronavirus proteins transport. cNLS : classical Nuclear Localization Signal. *Image courtesy: CDC/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMSA.
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