Publications

a search for anti-viral properties in panamanian medicinal plants. the effects on hiv and its essential enzymes.	aqueous and methanolic extracts of 39 panamanian medicinal plants were tested for anti-human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) effects. the extracts were tested for the inhibition of hiv-induced cytopathic effects in cultured cells, hiv-reverse transcriptase (rt) and hiv-protease (pr) enzymes. the water extract of the branches of jatropha curcas (euphorbiaceae) inhibited strongly the hiv-induced cytopathic effects with low cytotoxicity. on the other hand, the water extracts of the whole plant of cham ...	1999	10075118
human immunodeficiency virus infection in the republic of panama.	thirty-one documented acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) cases occurred in panama during 1984-1987. twenty-three (74%) patients were homosexual males and all but 2 patients recognized prior to june 1987 have died. to identify risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection, 287 male homosexual residents of panama city were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. nine had human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) antibody. travel to the united states, homosexual relations with united states ...	1988	3189701