Protection of epithelial cells against influenza A virus by a plant derived biological response modifier Ledretan-96

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-249

  Badmaev, Vladimir ^a   Nowakowski, Maja ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral effects; Biological response modifiers; Herbal extracts

Indexed keywords

LEDRETAN 96; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROTECTION; DOG; DRUG FORMULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; KIDNEY CELL CULTURE; MONKEY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; CELL LINE; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 0034048870     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200006)14:4<245::AID-PTR571>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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