In vitro antiviral activity of the red marine alga from Persian Gulf, Gracilaria salicornia, against herpes simplex virus type 2

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1274-1277

  Zandi, Keivan ^a   Salimi, Maryam ^a   Sartavi, Kohzad ^b  

^a BUSHEHR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Jahad Keshavarzi Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alga; Antiviral; Gracilaria; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA SALICORNIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILARIA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RED ALGA; VERO CELL; VIRUS ADSORPTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA SALICORNIA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 36048956717     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1274.1277     Document Type: Article

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