Antiviral in vitro activity of Hypericum perforatum L. Extract on the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 507-511

  Axarlis, S ^a   Mentis, A ^a   Demetzos, C ^b   Mitaku, S ^b   Skaltsounis, A L ^b   Marselos, M ^c   Malamas, M ^c  

^a HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; HCMV; Hypericum perforatum; Shell vial culture; St John's wort

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0031763859     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199811)12:7<507::AID-PTR370>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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