Antitubercular activity of garlic (Allium Sativum) Extract in combination with conventional antitubercular drugs in tubercular lymphadenitis

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-18

  Gupta, R L ^a   Jain, Sundeep ^a   Talwar, V ^a   Gupta, H C ^a   Murthy, P S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Chemotherapy; Garlic; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tubercular lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949974255     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02869146     Document Type: Article

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