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Effect of black tea extract on herpes simplex virus-1 infection of cultured cells

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this investigation was to determine if black tea extract (BTE), consisting primarily of flavanol compounds called theaflavins, could inhibit herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) infection in cultured A549 (human epithelial) and Vero cells. METHODS: The effect of BTE both on...

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Autores principales: Cantatore, Anthony, Randall, Sade D, Traum, Daniel, Adams, Sandra D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-139