Evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of ethanolic seed extract of Picralima nitida

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 464-467

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Antia, B S ^a   Igboasoiyi, A C ^a   Essien, E E ^a   Mbagwu, H O C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial; Malaria; Picralima nitida

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; PICRALIMA NITIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; MALARIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PICRALIMA NITIDA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SEED; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; APOCYNACEAE; CHLOROQUINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SEEDS; SURVIVAL RATE;

MUS; PICRALIMA NITIDA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 34247235241     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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