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Certain forms of a protein from cow's milk are better at stopping herpes viruses from infecting cells, especially during the first steps of infection.
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Metal complexes of bovine lactoferrin inhibit in vitro replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
1998 AprThe study looked at the same lactoferrin types as the claim and found that iron- and manganese-saturated ones work better against herpes viruses than zinc-saturated or plain lactoferrin, especially early in infection.
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