In vitro trypanocidal effect of methanolic extract of some Nigerian savannah plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 360-369

  Atawodi, S E ^a   Bulus, T ^a   Ibrahim, S ^a   Ameh, D A ^a   Nok, A J ^a   Mamman, M ^a   Galadima, M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

In vitro model; Medicinal plants; Savannah; Trypanocidal effects; Trypanosome; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; AFZELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; ANCHOMANES DIFFORMIS EXTRACT; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CASSYTHA EXTRACT; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; LANNEA KERSTINGII EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; MAGNIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MORMORDICA BALSAMINA EXTRACT; PARKIA CLAPPERTIONIANA EXTRACT; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSOPIS AFRICANA EXTRACT; PSEUDOCEDRELLA KOTSCHI EXTRACT; SABA FLORIDA EXTRACT; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA EXTRACT; STERCULIA SETIGERA EXTRACT; STRIGA EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA AVICENNOIDES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA EXTRACT;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ANCHOMANES DIFFORMIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CASSYTHA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LANNEA KERSTINGII; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARKIA CLAPPERTONIANA; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROSOPIS AFRICANA; SAVANNA; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; TERMINALIA AVICENNOIDES; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VEGETATION; WITCHWEED;

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; AFZELIA; AFZELIA AFRICANA; ANCHOMANES DIFFORMIS; ANNONA; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ANOGEISSUS; CASSYTHA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LAWSONIA INERMIS; PARKIA CLAPPERTONIANA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS AFRICANA; SABA; SECURIDACA; STERCULIA; STERCULIA SETIGERA; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; TAMARINDUS INDICA; TERMINALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; VERNONIA;

EID: 3042636310     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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