Screening of the fruit pulp extract of Momordica balsamina for anti HIV property

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 047-052

  And, Bot Y S ^a   Mgbojikwe, L O ^b   Nwosu, Chika ^c   Abimiku, Alash'le ^d   Dadik, Jelpe ^e   Damshak, Demas ^e  

^a Plateau State Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b FCAH and PT ^*  (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^d INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY   (United States)

^e Plateau State Human Virology Research Center   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV; Momordica balsamina; PBMC

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN; MOMORDICA BALSAMINA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MOMORDICA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL;

MOMORDICA BALSAMINA;

EID: 33846587407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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