Investigation into the cercariacidal and miracidiacidal properties of Endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) berries (Type 44)

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 311-314

  Birrie, H ^a   Balcha, F ^a   Erko, B ^a   Bezuneh, A ^a   Gemeda, N ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; FRESH WATER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MIRACIDIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; POKEWEED; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHIOPIA; FRUIT; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SNAILS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PHYTOLACCACEAE; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 0031771462     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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