Toxicity and potential anti-trypanosomal activity of ethanolic extract of Azadirachta indica (Maliacea) stem bark: An in vivo and in vitro approach using Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 495-500

  Mbaya, Albert Wulari ^a   Ibrahim, Umar Isah ^a   God, Onyiche Thank ^a   Ladi, Sanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti trypanosomal activity; Azadirachta indica; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BARK; COMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; MALAISE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLANT STEM; RAT; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; CASCARA; DOSAGE FORMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT STEMS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 77649190435     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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