The effect of Alkanna tincturia and peganum harmala extracts on Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER) in vitro

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Yousefi, Ruhallah ^a   Ghaffarifar, Fatemeh ^a   Asl, Abdolhosein Dalimi ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alkanna tincturia; In vitro; Leishmania major; Peganum harmala

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALKANNA TINCTURIA EXTRACT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKANNA TINCTURIA; AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PEGANUM HARMALA; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PROMASTIGOTE; WORM;

ALKANNA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PEGANUM HARMALA;

EID: 67449143501     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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