Activity of essential oils from cuban plants against Leishmania donovani and Trichomonas vaginalis

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 172-174

  Sariego, I ^a   Monzote, L ^a   Scull, R ^b   Diaz A ^c   Caballero, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^c Biological and Farmaceutical Laboratories (LABIOFAM)   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Leishmania donovani; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; METRONIDAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PINUS CARIBAEA; PIPER ADUNCUM; PIPER AURITUM; PROMASTIGOTE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 77951149362     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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