Anticandidal activity of Azadirachta indica

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 386-389

  Lloyd, Charmaine A C ^a   Menon, T ^a   Umamaheshwari, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Meliaceae; MFC; MIC; Neem

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHER; FLUCONAZOLE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM; WATER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; KERNEL RED STREAK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED;

EID: 29444439349     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.19076     Document Type: Article

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