Nuphar lutea: In vitro anti-leishmanial activity against Leishmania major promastigotes and amastigotes

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 788-792

  El On, J ^a,b   Ozer, L ^a,b   Gopas, J ^a,b   Sneir, R ^a,b   Golan Goldhirsh, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amastigotes; Leishmania major; Nuphar lutea; Promastigotes

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; NUPHAR LUTEA EXTRACT; PAROMOMYCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRICITY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUPHAR; NUPHAR LUTEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ALKALOIDS; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NUPHAR; PAROMOMYCIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NUPHAR LUTEA;

EID: 67349199666     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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