Potent antifungal activity of garlic (Allium sativum) against experimental murine disseminated cryptococcosis

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-100

  Khan, Zafar K ^a   Katiyar, Ratna ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sarivum; Antifungal agent; Murine cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SATIVUM;

EID: 0033861320     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200004)38:2;1-1;FT087     Document Type: Article

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