Screening for anthelminthic activities from extracts of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, Neocarya macrophylla and Celosia laxa against ascaris infection in rabbits

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Barnabas, B B ^a   Mann, A ^a   Ogunrinola, T S ^a   Anyanwu, P E ^a  

^a Federal Polytechnic   (Niger)

Author keywords

Anthelminthic activity; Asaris lumbricoides; Celosia laxa; Neocarya macrophylla; Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CELOSIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRACHEOPHYTA; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM ZANTHOXYLOIDES;

EID: 79955887104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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