Inhibiting activity of the in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum of extracts from algae of genus Laurencia;Actividad inhibidora del crecimiento in vitro de Plasmodium falciparum de extractos de algas del género Laurencia

Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Martínez, Judith Mendiola ^a   Hernández, Hilda ^a   Acuña, Deyanira ^a   Esquivel, Macario ^a,b   Lizama, Ramón Scull ^a,c   Payrol, Juan Abreu ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b Ministerio de Ciencia   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO DE FARMACIA Y ALIMENTOS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Antimalarial agents; Laurencia; Plasmodium falciparum; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAURENCIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LAURENCIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TERPENES;

EID: 33750843394     PISSN: 03750760     EISSN: 03750760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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