In vitro and in vivo leishmanicidal studies of Peperomia galioides (Piperaceae)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-275

  Fournet, A ^a   Ferreira, M E ^b   Rojas De Arias, A ^b   Fuentes, S ^b   Torres, S ^b   Inchausti, A ^b   Yaluff, G ^b   Nakayama, H ^b   Mahiou, V ^c   Hocquemiller, R ^c   Cave A ^c  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Asuncion   (Paraguay)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de Asuncion   (Paraguay)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

In vitro and in vivo leishmanicidal studies; Peperomia galioides; Prenylated diphenols

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PEPEROMIA; PEPEROMIA GALIOIDES; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0008433695     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80065-1     Document Type: Article

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