Anti-leishmania activity of semi-purified fraction of Jacaranda puberula leaves

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 677-680

  Passero, L F D ^a   Castro, A A ^a   Tomokane, T Y ^a   Kato, M J ^a   Paulinetti, T F ^a   Corbett, C E P ^a   Laurenti, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; JACARANDA PUBERULA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IC 50; LEISHMANIA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIGNONIACEAE; CELLS, CULTURED; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

JACARANDA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS;

EID: 34547131271     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0530-y     Document Type: Article

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