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Abstract

SUMMARY

The antiviral activities of atropine and caffeine were investigated. Atropine inhibited the multiplication of enveloped viruses and caffeine suppressed the growth of polio, influenza, herpes simplex and vaccinia viruses but not Japanese encephalitis virus, Newcastle disease virus and type 2 adenovirus.

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