In vitro trypanocidal activity of some rare tanzanian medicinal plants

Acta Tropica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Freiburghaus, F ^a   Jonker, S A ^b   Nkunya, M H H ^b   Mwasumbi, L B ^b   Brun, R ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT ROOT; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TANZANIA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

EID: 0030832530     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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