Natural resistance of BALB/c mice to herpes simplex virus-type 1 intraperitoneal infection is abrogated by a plant extract with in vitro anti- herpes activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 250-254

  Claus, J D ^a   Coto, C E ^a   De Torres, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Herpes virus infection; Immunomodulator; Melia azedarach L.; Mice; Natural resistance; Plant antiviral; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MELIA ASEDARACH EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PERITONITIS; PLANT LEAF; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031851143     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199806)12:4<250::AID-PTR286>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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