Potential antifilarial activity of fruit extracts of Ficus racemosa Linn. against Setaria cervi in vitro

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 346-350

  Mishra, Vandna ^a   Khan, Nizam U ^a   Singhal, K C ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifilarial activity; Ficus. racemosa; Microfilaricide; Setaria cervi

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FICUS; FRUIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MICROFILARIA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; SETARIA;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FICUS; FILARICIDES; FRUIT; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROFILARIA; MOVEMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; SETARIA NEMATODE; WATER;

FICUS RACEMOSA; SETARIA CERVI;

EID: 17644369696     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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