Antiviral effect of brassinosteroids against herpes virus and arenaviruses

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-77

  Wachsman, Mónica B ^a   López, Elsa M F ^a   Ramirez, Javier A ^a   Galagovsky, Lydia R ^a   Coto, Celia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arenaviruses; Brassinosteroids; Herpes simplex virus type 1; Junin virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BRASSINOSTEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES VIRUS; JUNIN VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERO CELL; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0343340444     PISSN: 09563202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095632020001100107     Document Type: Article

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