Protective effect of dietary xylitol on Influenza a virus infection

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yin, Sun Young ^a   Kim, Hyoung Jin ^a   Kim, Hong Jin ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LUNG; MICE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; VIRAL LOAD; XYLITOL;

EID: 84894244914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084633     Document Type: Article

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