Prophylactic and therapeutic effects of phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate in scrapie-infected mice

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 699-705

  Priola, Suzette A ^a   Raines, Anne ^a   Caughey, Winslow ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC TETRAPYRROLE PHTHALOCYANINE TETRASULFONATE; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; INDOLES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; PRPC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE;

EID: 0141501149     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377310     Document Type: Article

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