Inhibitory effect of essential oils of Allium sativum and Piper longum on spontaneous muscular activity of liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-308

  Singh, Thakur Uttam ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Tandan, Surendra Kumar ^a   Mishra, Santosh Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Essential oil; Fasciola gigantica; Piper longum; Spontaneous muscular activity

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG DESIGN; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GARLIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FASCIOLA; GARLIC; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; OILS, VOLATILE; PIPER; PLANT OILS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; PIPER LONGUM;

EID: 70349968222     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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