Fasciolicidal efficacy of Albizia anthelmintica and Balanites aegyptiaca compared with albendazole

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Koko, W S ^a   Galal, M ^a   Khalid, H S ^a  

^a National Center for Research Sudan   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Albizia anthelmintica; Balanites aegyptiaca; Fasciolicidal efficacy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GOAT; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FASCIOLIASIS; GOATS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SUDAN;

EID: 0033919885     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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