Interferon: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Interferon. Oct 02, 2026
Display issue corrected. Nov 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Cell - Interferons in health and disease. Sep 01, 2025
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jul 24, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Interferon and cell differentiation (PDF). Jan 28, 2025
Article restructured and cross-references added. Jan 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Hepatology - Mechanisms of action of interferon and nucleoside analogues. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine - Interferon therapy for COVID-19 and emerging infections: Prospects and concerns. Aug 30, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - Interferon resistance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Jun 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Interferons. Apr 23, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Interferons as Therapeutic Agents in Infectious Diseases (PDF). Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Interferon a/b. Dec 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - Interferons for Hepatitis C: Understanding the Long-Term Side Effects. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature Reviews Immunology - Viruses and interferon: a fight for supremacy. Sep 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - Interferons: Tug of War Between Bacteria and Their Host. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Interferon: Potential COVID-19 Treatment. Jun 14, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Your Guide to Interferons. Feb 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Interferon. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Interferon. Sep 28, 2022
Media added. Aug 07, 2009
Article revised. Mar 02, 2001
Article revised. Nov 22, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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