Llama nanoantibodies with therapeutic potential against human norovirus diarrhea.

Noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis, but no vaccines or therapeutic drugs are available. Llama-derived single chain antibody fragments (also called VHH) are small, recombinant monoclonal antibodies of 15 kDa with several advantages over conventional antibodies. The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: Lorena Garaicoechea, Andrea Aguilar, Gabriel I Parra, Marina Bok, Stanislav V Sosnovtsev, Gabriela Canziani, Kim Y Green, Karin Bok, Viviana Parreño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4534396?pdf=render