Comparative in vitro anthelmintic activity of three plants from the Amaranthaceae family

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Ashok Kumar, B S ^a   Lakshman, K ^b   Jayaveera, K N ^c   Nandeesh, R ^d   Manoj, B ^a   Ranganayakulu, D ^e  

^a Sri KV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d SREE SIDDAGANGA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^e Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus caudatus; Amaranthus spinosus; Amaranthus viridis; Anthelmintic activity; Piperazine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954940701     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1001185K     Document Type: Article

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