Evaluation of the in vivo antimalarial activity of ethanolic leaf and stembark extracts of Anthocleista djalonensis

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 258-261

  Bassey, Antia S ^a   Okokon, Jude E ^a   Etim, Emmanuel I ^a   Umoh, Francis U ^a   Bassey, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anthocleista djalonensis; Antimalarials; Antiplasmodial; P. berghei berghei

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLOROQUINE; FLAVONOID; PHLOBATANIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; SUGAR; TANNIN; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GENTIANACEAE; MALE; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; SCHIZONT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 77949426625     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.59924     Document Type: Article

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