In vivo antiplasmodial effect of chloroform extracts of Artemisia maciverae Linn and Artemisia maritima Linn

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6612-6616

  Ene, A C ^a,b   Atawodi, S E ^b   Ameh, D A ^b   Kwanashie, H O ^b   Agomo, P U ^a  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Artemisia maciverae; Artemisia maritima; Malaria therapy; Medicinal plants; Plasmodium berghei

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ARTEMISIA MACIVERAE EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA MARITIMA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; PHLOBATTANIN DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA MARITIMA; MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 74549156974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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