Anti tuberculosis effect of Ocimum sanctum extracts in in vitro and macrophage culture

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-351

  Farivar, Taghi Naserpour ^a   Fard, Amir Hossein Mohagheghi ^a   Zahedani, Shahram Shahraki ^a   Naderi, Mohammad ^a   Moud, Batul Sharifi ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Extracts; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 33745753469     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.348.351     Document Type: Article

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