Anticestodal efficacy of Psidium guajava against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infection in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Tangpu, Temgenmogla V ^a   Yadav, Arun K ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

EPG count; Praziquantel; Scolex

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PRAZIQUANTEL; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CESTODIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GUAVA; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; PLANT LEAF; SCOLEX;

EID: 33344458139     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.19849     Document Type: Article

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