Bufotenine is able to block rabies virus infection in BHK-21 cells

Background Rabies is a fatal zoonotic neglected disease that occurs in more than 150 countries, and kills more than 55.000 people every year. It is caused by an enveloped single stranded RNA virus that affects the central nervous system, through an infection initiated by the muscular nicotinic acety...

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Main Authors: Hugo Vigerelli, Juliana Mozer Sciani, Carlos Jared, Marta Maria Antoniazzi, Graciane Maria Medeiros Caporale, Andréa de Cássia Rodrigues da Silva, Daniel C Pimenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200336&lng=en&tlng=en