Vangueria infausta root bark: In vivo and in vitro antiplasmodial activity

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Abosi, A O ^a   Mbukwa, E ^a   Majinda, R R T ^a   Raseroka, B H ^a   Yenesew, A ^b   Midiwo, J O ^b   Akala, H ^c   Liyala, P ^c   Waters, N C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological factors; Plant extracts; Plants, medicinal; Plasmodium berghei; Plasmodium falciparum; Vangueria infausta

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANGUERIA INFAUSTA EXTRACT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBIACEAE; VANGUERIA INFAUSTA;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUBIACEAE; VANGUERIA INFAUSTA;

EID: 33750310771     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2006.11732732     Document Type: Article

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