Preclinical evaluation of lime juice as a topical microbicide candidate

Retrovirology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fletcher, Patricia S ^a   Harman, Sarah J ^a   Boothe, Adrienne R ^b   Doncel, Gustavo F ^b   Shattock, Robin J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; LIME (FRUIT); LIME JUICE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEMINAL PLASMA; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENICITY; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; VIROLOGY;

CITRUS LIMON;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CELL LINE; CERVIX UTERI; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; SEMEN; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 40349113424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-5-3     Document Type: Article

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