Pharmacological screening and evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of Croton zambesicus against Plasmodium berghei berghei infection in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-246

  Okokon, J E ^a   Ofodum, K C ^a   Ajibesin, K K ^a   Danladi, B ^a   Gamaniel, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Malaria; Schizontocide

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CROTON ZAMBESICUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIMETHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON ZAMBESICUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 23844464755     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16571     Document Type: Article

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