The Role of Kola Nut (Cola Nitida) in the Etiology of Malaria Morbidity

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 458-462

  Alaribe, A A A ^a   Ejezie, G C ^a   Ezedinachi, E N U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Cola nitida; Cyanide; Malaria; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

COLA NITIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLASMODIUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTIGO;

COLA; COLA NITIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344553334     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.6.458.17835     Document Type: Article

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