Antiviral potency of mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. album) Extracts against human parainfluenza virus type 2 in Vero cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 560-562

  Karagöz, Ali ^a   Önay, Evren ^a   Arda, Nazh ^a   Kuru, Avni ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Human parainfluenza virus; Mistletoe; Viscum album L. ssp. album

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLOROFORM; PETROLEUM ETHER; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HOST CELL; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PLANT LEAF; VERO CELL; VIRUS REPLICATION; VISCUM ALBUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MISTLETOE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2, HUMAN; PLANT EXTRACTS; VERO CELLS;

HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0038476585     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1163     Document Type: Article

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