Evaluation of some plant molluscicides against a freshwater snail Lymnaea luteola, the vector of animal schistosomiasis

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 450-455

  Sukumaran, D ^a   Parashar, B D ^a   Rao, K M ^a  

^a Entomology Division   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia concinna; Animal schistosomiasis; Lymnaea luteola; Madhuca indica; Phytolacca acinosa; Plant molluscicide; Sapindus trifoliatus

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CONCINNA EXTRACT; MADHUCA INDICA EXTRACT; MOLLUSCACIDE; PHYTOLACCA ACINOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPINDUS TRIFOLIATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA CONCINNA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOTOXICITY; LYMNAEA; LYMPNAEA LUTEOLA; MADHUCA INDICA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHYTOLACCA ACINOSA; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SAPINDUS TRIFOLIATUS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ACACIA; ANIMALIA; BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; MADHUCA INDICA; PHYTOLACCA ACINOSA; SAPINDUS; SAPINDUS TRIFOLIATUS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0038385200     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.6.450.8448     Document Type: Article

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