Antiviral activity of Spirulina maxima against herpes simplex virus type 2

Antiviral Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-285

  Hernández Corona, Armida ^a   Nieves, Irma ^a   Meckes, Mariana ^b   Chamorro, Germán ^a   Barron, Blanca L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hot water extract; HSV 2; Inhibition; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; METHANOL; SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADENOVIRUS; ADSORPTION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MEASLES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SPIRULINA MAXIMA; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; PLAQUE ASSAY; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; MEASLES VIRUS; POLIOVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA MAXIMA; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; SUID HERPESVIRUS 1; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0036888506     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3542(02)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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