In vitro activity of three selected South African medicinal plants against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase
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Center for Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, P.O Box 801379 Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Venda for Science and Technology. PMB X5050 Thohoyandou 0950, Limpopo Province, South Africa. REGER, UMR-5097 CNRS, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux 2, Rue Leo Saignat 33076 Bordeaux, France.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004