Susceptibility of Giardia lamblia to Hovenia dulcis extracts

Parasitology Research

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-407

  Gadelha, A P R ^a   Vidal, F ^a   Castro, T M ^a   Lopes, C S ^a   Albarello, N ^a   Coelho, M G P ^a   Figueiredo, S F L ^a   Monteiro Leal, L H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FURAZOLIDONE; HEXANE; HOVENIA DULCIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HOVENIA DULCIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMANS; INTESTINES; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RHAMNACEAE;

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HOVENIA DULCIS; MAMMALIA; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 27644456620     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1476-6     Document Type: Article

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