Evaluation of antiherpesvirus-1 and genotoxic activities of Helichrysum italicum extract

New Microbiologica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Nostro, A ^a   Cannatelli, M A ^a   Marino, A ^a   Picerno, I ^a   Pizzimenti, F C ^a   Scoglio, M E ^a   Spataro, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Genotoxicity; Helichrysum italicum; HSV 1; Plant extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ETHER; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; VERO CELL; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWERING; GENETICS; HELICHRYSUM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; METABOLISM;

ASTERACEAE; HELICHRYSUM; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, VIRAL; FLOWERING TOPS; HELICHRYSUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0037267816     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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