Antitrypanosomal effects of petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol extracts of Artemisia maciverae Linn

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 981-986

  Ene, A C ^a   Atawodi, S E ^a   Ameh, D A ^a   Nnamani, C N ^a   Apeh, Y E O ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antitrypanosomal; Artemisia maciverae; Bioassay guided assay

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALKANE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; NAPHTHA; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MOUSE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ALKALOIDS; ALKANES; ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; MICE; PARASITEMIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLVENTS; TRITERPENES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

ARTEMISIA; MUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 72249103846     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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