An in vivo model to study the anti-malaric capacity of plant extracts

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Chinchilla, Misael ^b   Guerrero, Olga M ^b   Abarca, Gabriela ^b   Barrios, Mariano ^b   Castro, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Malaria; Plants; Plasmodium berghei; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALARIA; MOUSE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; MALARIA; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032011564     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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