Constituents of Picralima nitida display pronounced inhibitory activities against asexual erythrocytic forms of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 113-117

  Francois G ^a   Ake Assi L ^b   Holenz, J ^c   Bringmann, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3h hypoxanthine incorporation; Apocynaceae; Growth inhibition; Human malaria; In vitro; Picralima nitida; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FRUIT; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030296901     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01456-0     Document Type: Article

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