Antioxidant compounds in Rhoicissus tridentata extracts may explain their antibabesial activity

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 198-200

  Naldoo, V ^a   Chikoto, H ^a   Bekker, L C ^a   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATTLE; DISEASE CONTROL; PARASITIC DISEASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOZOAN; VINE; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BOS TAURUS; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; TUBER (TRUFFLE); VITIS SP.;

EID: 33751022550     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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