Inhibitory effects of Iranian Thymus vulgaris extracts on in vitro growth of Entamoeba histolytica

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-156

  Behnia, Maryam ^a,b   Haghighi, Ali ^b   Komeylizadeh, Hossein ^b   Tabaei, Seyyed Javad Seyyed ^b   Abadi, Alireza ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antiamebic; Entamoeba histolytica; Iran; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; HEXANE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; THYME OIL; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GROWTH INHIBITION; IRAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; THYME; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; IRAN; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 56149126275     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.153     Document Type: Article

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