Experimental study on the prevention and treatment of murine cytomegalovirus hepatitis by using allitridin

Antiviral Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Liu, Zhi Feng ^a   Fang, Feng ^a   Dong, Yong Sui ^a   Li, Ge ^a   Zhen, Hong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Diallyl trisulfide; Hepatitis; Murine cytomegalovirus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS LOAD;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; MAIZE CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS; MOUSE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS 1; MURINAE;

EID: 0344736985     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3542(03)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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