Phytochemicals from Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae) and Stephania glabra (Menispermeaceae) alter cGMP concentration in the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Das, Bidyadhar ^a   Tandon, Veena ^a   Lyndem, Larisha M ^a   Gray, Alexander I ^b   Ferro, Valerie A ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cestode; cGMP; Flemingia vestita; Genistein; L NAME; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Raillietina echinobothrida; Stephania glabra

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CYCLIC GMP; FLEMINGIA VESTITA EXTRACT; GENISTEIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRAZIQUANTEL; STEPHANIA GLABRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOWL; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOME; STEPHANIA;

CESTODA; FABACEAE; FLEMINGIA; RAILLIETINA ECHINOBOTHRIDA;

EID: 60649086360     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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