In vitro anti-Candida activity of Zataria multiflora Boiss

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-353

  Mahmoudabadi, Ali Zarei ^a   Dabbagh, Muhammad Ali ^a   Fouladi, Zahra ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti Candida; Candida; Herbal medicine; Zataria multiflora Boiss

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 52449116879     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel099     Document Type: Article

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