Anti-protozoal efficacy of medicinal herb extracts against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  Youn, H J ^a   Lakritz, J ^b   Kim, D Y ^a   Rottinghaus, G E ^b   Marsh, A E ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti protozoal; Medicinal herb extracts; Neospora caninum; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PULSATILLA KOREANA EXTRACT; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM EXTRACT; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS EXTRACT; TORILIS JAPONICA EXTRACT; TRITIUM; ULMUS MACROCARPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERB; HORSE; HOST CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PULSATILLA KOREANA; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM; SKIN CELL; TORILIS JAPONICA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ULMUS MACROCARPA;

EQUIDAE; JAPONICA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PULSATILLA; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; TORILIS JAPONICA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ULMUS;

EID: 0142157675     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00154-7     Document Type: Article

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