Antiplasmodial activity of Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-178

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Ita, Basil N ^a   Udokpoh, Aniekan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Antiplasmodial; Cylicodiscus gabunensis; Schizontocidal

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CYLICODISCUS GABUNENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIMETHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FABACEAE; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CYLICODISCUS GABUNENSIS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 33747354420     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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