In vitro antimalarial activity of vegetal extracts used in West African traditional medicine

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-71

  Benoit, F ^a   Valentin, A ^a   Pelissier, Y ^a   Diafouka, F ^b   Marion, C ^a   Kone Bamba, D ^b   Kone, M ^b   Mallie, M ^a   Yapo, A ^b   Bastide, J M ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Universite Nationale de Cote dIvoire   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

AFRICA; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG THERAPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 13344282074     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.67     Document Type: Article

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