Allium sativum-induced death of African trypanosomes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 634-637

  Nok, Andrew J ^a,c   Williams, S ^b   Onyenekwe, Paul Chidozie ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b National Research Institute for Chemical Technology   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BENZENE; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; METHANOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GARLIC; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STEROLS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0029791611     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050177     Document Type: Article

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