Anti-malarial activity of Withania somnifera L. Dunal extracts in mice

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-285

  Dikasso, Dawit ^a   Makonnen, Eyassu ^b   Debella, Asfaw ^a   Abebe, Dawit ^a   Urga, Kelbessa ^a   Makonnen, Wallelign ^a   Melaku, Daniel ^a   Kassa, Moges ^a   Guta, Mulugeta ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MALARIA; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; WITHANIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; MALARIA; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; WITHANIA;

EID: 33845793890     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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