Essentials oils from seven aromatic plants grown in Colombia: Chemical composition, cytotoxicity and in vitro virucidal effect on the dengue virus

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 129-135

  Meneses, R ^a,b   Ocazionez, R E ^a,b   Torres, F A ^a,b   Stashenko, E ^a,c  

^a CENIVAM   (Colombia)

^b Centro de Investigaciones en Enfermedades Tropicales   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Dengue virus; Essential oil; Flavivirus; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855722252     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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