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. 2006;581:539–542. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-33012-9_98

Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV: the Receptor-Binding Domain of S Protein is a Major Target of Neutralizing Antibodies

Yuxian He 3
Editors: Stanley Perlman1, Kathryn V Holmes2
PMCID: PMC7124001  PMID: 17037594

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Stanley Perlman, Email: Stanley-Perlman@uiowa.edu

Kathryn V. Holmes, Email: Kathryn.Holmes@ucHSC.edu

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