In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the antitrypanosomal activity of fractions of Holarrhena africana

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-559

  Nwodo, N J ^a   Brun, R ^b   Osadebe, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Holarrhena africana; In vitro and in vivo activity; Trypanosoma brucei spp.

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; HOLARRHENA AFRICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HOLARRHENA; IC 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; RAT; RELAPSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HOLARRHENA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

HOLARRHENA; MUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

EID: 34548397092     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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