Preliminary antifungal and cytotoxicity studies of extracts of Ritchiea capparoides var. longipedicellata

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-246

  Ajaiyeoba, E O ^a   Rahman, A U ^b   Choudhary, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Cytotoxicity; Ritchiea capparoides var. longipedicellata

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS GROWTH; LD 50; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; GRISEOFULVIN; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 0031757542     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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