Antiviral activity of Engystol®: An in vitro analysis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 855-862

  Oberbaum, Menachem ^a   Glatthaar Saalmüller, Bernadette ^b   Stolt, Pelle ^c   Weiser, Michael ^d  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Labor Dr Glatthaar   (Germany)

^c Maglia Rotta   (Switzerland)

^d Institute for Antihomotoxic Medicine and Groundregulation   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; AMANTADINE; ENGYSTOL; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; RIBAVIRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADENOVIRUS 5; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA VIRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN RHINOVIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS TITRATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DEPENDOVIRUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLAQUE ASSAY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 28444478349     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.855     Document Type: Article

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