Inhibition by Agaricus blazei Murill fractions of cytopathic effect induced by western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus on VERO cells in vitro

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1645-1647

  Sorimachi, Kenji ^a   Ikehara, Yukari ^b   Maezato, Genzo ^b   Okubo, Akira ^c   Yamazaki, Sunao ^c   Akimoto, Kazumi ^a   Niwa, Akira ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Fermentative Chem Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei Murill; Cytopathic effect; VERO cells; Western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BLAZEI; ALPHAVIRUS; EQUIDAE; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

AGARICUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; VERO CELL; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS;

AGARICUS; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, WESTERN EQUINE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0035409610     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1645     Document Type: Article

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