Leishmanicidal activity of yucatecan medicinal plants on leishmania species responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 456-460

  Getti, Giulia ^a   Durgadoss, Priyanka ^a,b   Domínguez Carmona, Dafne ^a,c   Martín Quintal, Zhelmy ^a,c   Peraza Sánchez, Sergio ^a,c   Peña Rodrguez, Luis Manuel ^a,c   Humber, David ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; COLUBRINA GREGGII EXTRACT; DORSTENIA CONTRAJERVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URECHITES ANDRIEUXII EXTRACT;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLITE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; ROOT SYSTEM;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; COLUBRINA GREGGII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSTENIA CONTRAJERVA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LD 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA AETHIOPICA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; URECHITES ANDRIEUXII; ANIMAL; ASTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MEXICO; MORACEAE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RHAMNACEAE;

COLUBRINA GREGGII; DORSTENIA CONTRAJERVA; LEISHMANIA AETHIOPICA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; URECHITES;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MEXICO; MONOCYTES; MORACEAE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 67651089845     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1675.1     Document Type: Article

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