Plant active components - A resource for antiparasitic agents?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 462-468

  Anthony, Jean Paul ^a   Fyfe, Lorna ^a   Smith, Huw ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GARLIC OIL; LEMON OIL; THYME OIL;

GIARDIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; LEISHMANIA; LIPID SOLUBILITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; COCHLOSPERMUM PLANCHONII; CROTON CAJUCARA; GIARDIA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 24744470478     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.08.004     Document Type: Review

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