An extract from the earthworm Eisenia fetida non-specifically inhibits the activity of influenza and adenoviruses

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-663

  Liu, Zhizhen ^a   Wang, Jianhua ^b   Zhang, Jianlin ^a   Yu, Baofeng ^a   Niu, Bo ^a,b  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adenoviruses; Complex mixtures; Influenza a virus, H1N1 subtype; Oligochaeta

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; LYSOZYME; NUCLEASE; PROTEINASE; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DENATURATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; EARTHWORM; EISINIA FETIDA; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OLIGOCHAETA; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; OLIGOCHAETA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875777719     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60088-6     Document Type: Article

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