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Zanamivir

4-guanidino Neu5Ac2en, GG 167, GR 121167, GR 121167X, Relenza™

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Zanamivir. Drugs R&D 2, 178–183 (1999). https://doi.org/10.2165/00126839-199902030-00005

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