Trypanocidal activity of extracts from Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest plant species

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 422-426

  Pizzolatti, M G ^a   Koga, A H ^b   Grisard, E C ^b   Steindel, M ^b  

^a Campus Universitario   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest plants; Trypanocidal activity; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BACCHARIS PLATYPODA EXTRACT; BACCHARIS PSEUDOTENUIFOLIA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; CRONTON CELTIDIFOLIUS EXTRACT; EUGENIA UNIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALA CYPARISSIAS EXTRACT; POLYGALA PANICULATA EXTRACT; POLYGALA SABULOSA EXTRACT; RHEEDIA GARDNERIANA EXTRACT; SCHINUS MOLLE EXTRACT; SPILANTHES OLERACEA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TRICHILIA CATIGUA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS PLATYPODA; BACCHARIS PSEUDOTENUIFOLIA; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; BIOASSAY; BLOOD FLOW; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CRONTON CELTIDIFOLIUS; EPIMASTIGOTE; EUGENIA JAMBOLANA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYGALA CYPARISSIAS; POLYGALA PANICULATA; POLYGALA SABULOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAIN FOREST; RHEEDIA GARDNERIANA; SCHINUS MOLLE; SPILANTHES OLERACEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHILIA CATIGUA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BACCHARIS; BAUHINIA; EUGENIA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; GARCINIA; POLYGALA; POLYGALA PANICULATA; POLYGALA SABULOSA; SCHINUS MOLLE; SPILANTHES; SPILANTHES OLERACEA; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRICHILIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0038546632     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00252     Document Type: Article

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