Anti-leishmanial activity of alkaloidal extract from Aspidosperma ramiflorum

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-327

  Ferreira, Izabel Cristina Piloto ^a   Lonardoni, Maria Valdrinez Campana ^a   Machado, Gerzia M C ^b   Leon, Leonor L ^b   Filho, Lucílio Gobbi ^a   Pinto, Luís Henrique Bissoli ^a   De Oliveira, Arildo José Braz ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti leishmanial activity; Apocynaceae; Aspidosperma ramiflorum; Brazilian trees; Leishmania amazonensis; Leishmania braziliensis; Monoterpenoid indolic alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ASPIDOSPERMA RAMIFLORUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPIDOSPERMA RAMIFLORUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE;

APOCYNACEAE; ASPIDOSPERMA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3042514107     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000300015     Document Type: Article

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