Evaluation of the antimalarial and antileishmanial activity of plants from the Greek island of Crete

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-45

  Fokialakis, N ^a   Kalpoutzakis, E ^b   Tekwani, B L ^c   Khan, S I ^c   Kobaisy, M ^c   Skaltsounis, A L ^b   Duke, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Thad Cochran Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial activity; Antimalarial activity; Crete; Greece; Screening

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERBERIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 33846057551     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-006-0013-y     Document Type: Article

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