Antiviral activity of Euphorbia helioscopia extract

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 809-813

  Ramezani, M ^a   Behravan, J ^b   Arab, M ^a   Amel Farzad, S ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Euphorbia helioscopia; Phage reduction assay

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA; IC 50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INHIBITION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA;

EID: 60249100154     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.809.813     Document Type: Article

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