Mitragyna ciliata and its trypanocidal activity

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2310-2313

  Ogbunugafor Henrietta, A ^a   Okochi Veronica, I ^b   Okpuzor, Joy ^b   Adedayo, Titilayo ^b   Esue, Stephen ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Catalase and superoxide dismutase; Mitragyna ciliata; Oxidative stress; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; CATALASE; CHLOROFORM; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; MITRAGYNA CILIATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA CILIATA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITOSIS; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RUBIACEAE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; MITRAGYNA CILIATA; RATTUS; RUBIACEAE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 35648977588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2361     Document Type: Article

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