African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 79

Full Length Research Paper

Artemisinins and Artesunate mitigate cytotoxic effects caused by recombinant spike protein of Sars-cov-2

Allen Qian
  • Allen Qian
  • Manhasset High School, 200 memorial place, Manhasset, New York, United States,
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Rian Goding
  • Rian Goding
  • SCI Research Institute, 420 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, New York, United States.
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Wei Zhu
  • Wei Zhu
  • SCI Research Institute, 420 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, New York, United States.
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  •  Received: 22 November 2022
  •  Accepted: 06 January 2023
  •  Published: 28 February 2023

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