All of the following are part of the mechanism of action of alpha and beta interferons EXCEPT

A) they bind to the surface of uninfected cells.
B) they are effective for long periods.
C) they initiate manufacture of antiviral proteins.
D) they disrupt stages of viral multiplication.
E) they initiate transcription.


B

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