haemagglutinin
Britishnoun
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Flu viruses are composed of eight segments, including the haemagglutinin protein, or “H” part of the virus, and neuraminidase, or the “N” part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
This antibody is now being used to identify target epitopes on haemagglutinin that can be exploited to achieve far-reaching virus neutralization for both prevention and treatment.
From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2019
Every influenza virus is studded with hundreds of molecular structures formed by a multifunctional protein called haemagglutinin.
From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2019
They isolated an antibody - called FI6 - which targeted a protein found on the surface of all influenza A viruses called haemagglutinin.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2011
When someone is infected with the flu virus, their antibodies target the virus' haemagglutinin protein, the researchers explained in their study, which was published on Thursday in the journal Science.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2011
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