In vitro anthelmintic activity of Melia azedarach naturalized in Argentina

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 993-996

  Szewczuk, Víctor D ^a   Mongelli, Elena R ^a   Pomilio, Alicia B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Earthworm; Hookworm; Melia azedarach L.; Nodular worm; Tapeworm

Indexed keywords

HEXYLRESORCINOL; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; PHOSPHATE; PIPERAZINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CESTODE; EARTHWORM; HOOKWORM; IN VITRO STUDY; MELIA AZEDARACH; MELIACEAE; NONHUMAN;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARGENTINA; ETHANOL; FRUIT; HELMINTHS; HEXYLRESORCINOL; MELIA AZEDARACH; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OLIGOCHAETA; PIPERAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSORBATES; TAENIA SOLIUM; TIME FACTORS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CESTODA; MELIA AZEDARACH; MELIACEAE;

EID: 33751095102     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1929     Document Type: Article

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