Pharmacokinetics and safety of inhaled ivermectin in mice as a potential COVID-19 treatment
Ahmed H Albariqi, Yuncheng Wang, Rachel Yoon Kyung Chang, Diana H Quan, Xiaonan Wang, Stefanie Kalfas, John Drago, Warwick J Britton, Hak-Kim Chan
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