Protective effect of a natural carrageenan on genital herpes simplex virus infection in mice

Antiviral Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Carlucci, M J ^a   Scolaro, L A ^a   Noseda, M D ^b   Cerezo, A S ^c   Damonte, E B ^a  

^a Fac Cie Exact Y Nat Univ B   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus type 2; Natural carrageenan; Sexually transmitted disease; Vaginal infection; Virucidal activity

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; INFECTION PREVENTION; INOCULATION; LETHAL DOSE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAWEED; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; VAGINA SECRETION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES; VERO CELLS; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ALGAE; GIGARTINA; GIGARTINA SKOTTSBERGII; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; MURINAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 7444259596     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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