In vitro study of antiviral activity of mycophenolic acid on Brazilian orthobunyaviruses

Intervirology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-208

  Livonesi, Márcia Cristina ^a   Moro De Sousa, Ricardo Luiz ^b   Moraes Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antivirals; Bunyaviridae; Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase; Mycophenolic acid; Orthobunyavirus

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; GUANOSINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PLAQUE ASSAY; TIME FACTORS; VERO CELLS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BUNYAVIRIDAE; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; REYNOSIA GUAMA;

EID: 34247137554     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099219     Document Type: Article

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