Anti-herpes simplex virus activities of traditional Chinese medicines, used in Yunnan and Tibetan provinces of China

Journal of Traditional Medicines

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 321-328

  Michiko, Jo ^a   Nakamura, Norio ^a   Kurokawa, Masahiko ^a,b   Komatsu, Katsuko ^a   Shiraki, Kimiyasu ^a   Hattori, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; herpes simplex virus; plaque reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549113100     PISSN: 18801447     EISSN: 18813747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11339/jtm.22.321     Document Type: Article

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