Invitro antitrichomonas activity of Allium hirtifolium (persian shallot) in comparison with metronidazole

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-94

  Taran, Mojtaba ^a   Rezaeian, M ^a   Izaddoost, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium hirtifolium; Metronidazole; Persian shallot; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; ALCOHOL; ALLICIN; ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BULBOUS VEGETABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 33645122846     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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