Abstract
Chick embryo tracheal organ cultures showed increased resistance to infection by a coronavirus after exposure to ascorbate, while chick respiratory epithelium and allantois-on-shell preparations showed no increase in resistance to infection by an influenza virus or a paramyxovirus.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Ascorbic Acid / pharmacology*
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Chick Embryo
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Coronaviridae / growth & development*
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Infectious bronchitis virus / growth & development*
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Influenza A virus / growth & development
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Interferons / pharmacology
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Newcastle disease virus / growth & development
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Organ Culture Techniques
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Trachea
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Virus Replication / drug effects
Substances
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Interferons
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Ascorbic Acid