Activity of (-)α-bisabolol against Leishmania infantum promastigotes

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 279-281

  Morales Yuste, M ^a   Morillas Marquez F ^a   Martin Sanchez J ^a   Valero Lopez A ^a   Navarro Moll, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

( ) bisabolol; Leishmania infantum; Pentamidine; Promastigotes

Indexed keywords

BISABOLOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; PENTAMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MATRICARIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SPAIN; SPECIES;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MATRICARIA; OILS, VOLATILE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENTAMIDINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MATRICARIA RECUTITA;

EID: 75249090698     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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