Variation of leishmanicidal activity in four populations of Urechites andrieuxii

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 243-247

  Chan Bacab, Manuel Jesús ^a   Balanza, Elfride ^b   Deharo, Eric ^b   Muñoz, Victoria ^b   García, Rafael Durán ^c   Peña Rodríguez, Luis Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Artemia salina; Cytotoxicity; Leishmania spp.; Leishmanicidal activity; Urechites andrieuxii

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URECHITES ANDRIEUXII EXTRACT;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; EXTRACTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

LEISHMANIA; URECHITES ANDRIEUXII;

EID: 0037963938     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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