Antiviral activities of photoactive perylenequinones

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 352-354

  Hudson, J B ^a   Imperial, V ^a   Haugland, R P ^b   Diwu, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MOLECULAR PROBES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SINDBIS VIRUS;

EID: 0031079649     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb08570.x     Document Type: Article

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