A Nematode Larval Motility Inhibition Assay for Screening Plant Extracts and Natural Products

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2842-2845

  Lorimer, Stephen D ^a   Perry, Nigel B ^a   Foster, Lysa M ^a   Burgess, Elaine J ^a   Douch, Philip G C ^b   Hamilton, Mary C ^b   Donaghy, Morgan J ^b   McGregor, Rachael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Assay; Natural products; Nematodes; Plant extracts; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; PHYLLOCLADUS; PLAGIOCHILA STEPHENSONIANA; PSEUDOWINTERA COLORATA; STEPHENSONIANA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 0001416757     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9602176     Document Type: Article

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