Antiplasmodial activity of root extract and fractions of Croton zambesicus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Nwafor, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Antiplasmodial; Croton zambesicus; Peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHEMOGLOBIN; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON ZAMBESICUS; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; LD 50; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CROTON; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PYRIMETHAMINE;

CROTON ZAMBESICUS; MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 58049115906     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.034     Document Type: Article

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