The Antiparasitic Actions of Plant Jasmonates

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1242-1244

  Gold, D ^a   Pankova Kholmyansky, I ^a   Fingrut, O ^a   Flescher, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 2 (2 PENTENYL) 2 CYCLOPENTEN 1 ONE; 3 OXO 2 (2 PENTENYL)CYCLOPENTANEACETIC ACID; JASMONIC ACID; LIPID; METHYL 3 OXO 2 (2 PENTENYL)CYCLOPENTANEACETIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HEMOPARASITE; LIPID; PARASITE CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPARASITIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLOPENTANES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 0345737011     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-94R     Document Type: Article

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