Ouabain inhibits the growth of Sendai virus in chick embryo cells by preventing the intracellular accumulation of potassium ions required for viral exponential growth.
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Does not support clinical antiviral use; leaves open Na,K-ATPase inhibition as a research target for viral replication.
Nagai et al. (1972) studied this question.
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