A fungal Cu/Zn-containing superoxide dismutase enhances the therapeutic efficacy of a plant polyphenol extract in experimental influenza virus infection

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 65 C, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Serkedjieva, Julia ^a   Stefanova, Tsvetanka ^a   Krumova, Ekaterina ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Fungal Cu Zn containing SOD; Influenza virus infection; Plant polyphenol extract

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955008453     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2010-5-616     Document Type: Article

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