Control of water-borne parasitic diseases with natural products: The potential of Dialium guineense as a molluscicide

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Houghton, P J ^a   Odukoya, O A ^b   Adelusi, A ^b   Omogbai, E K I ^b   Sanderson, L ^a   Whitfield, P J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCACIDE; SAPONIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAF; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; GLYCOSIDES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLLUSCACIDES; NIGERIA; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAILS; WATER;

DIALIUM GUINEENSE;

EID: 0030834119     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00494755970270S109     Document Type: Article

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