Effects of varying concentrations of the crude aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Dalbergia sissoo plant parts on Biomphalaria pfeifferi egg masses

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-149

  Adenusi, Adedotun A ^a   Odaibo, Alexander B ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria pfeifferi; Dalbergia sissoo; Egg masses; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DALBERGIA SISSOO EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARK; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA PFEIFFERI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DALBERGIA SISSOO; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; FRUIT; GASTRULA; HATCHING; LC 50; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; DALBERGIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; GASTRULA; MOLLUSCACIDES; NIGERIA; OVUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 69249150942     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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