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Preferred term

Antiviral Agents  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Antiviral
  • Antiviral Agent
  • Antiviral Drug
  • Antiviral Drugs
  • Antivirals

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents antiviraux
  • Médicaments antiviraux

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X5PJJJ2Q-P

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