A host defense role for a natural antiviral substance in the nervous system

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-173

  Baron, Samuel ^a   Chopra, Ashok K ^a   Coppenhaver, Dorian H ^a   Gelman, Benjamin B ^a   Poast, Joyce ^a   Singh, Indra P ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha virus; Antiviral agent; Encephalitis; Host defense; Picornavirus; Virus inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BRAIN SLICE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENGO VIRUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS; SPINAL CORD; VIRUS INFECTION; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0032524176     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(98)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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