Phytochemical and molluscicidal investigations of Fagonia arabica

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 661-667

  El Wakil, Eman A ^a  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fagonia arabica; Flavonoids; Molluscicides; Triterpenoidal glycosides

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; FAGONIA ARABICA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 36148970068     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-9-1006     Document Type: Article

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