Eclosion blocking effect of ethanolic extract of Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae) on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 287-290

  Ravindran, Reghu ^a   Juliet, Sanis ^a   Sunil, A R ^a   Ajith Kumar, K G ^a   Nair, Suresh N ^a   Amithamol, K K ^a   Shynu, M ^a   Rawat, Ajay Kumar Singh ^a,b   Ghosh, Srikanta ^c  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acaricidal activity; Eclosion; Leucas aspera; Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus

Indexed keywords

LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT;

ACARICIDAL ACTIVITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOOPHILUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HATCHING; INFERTILITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS ANNULATUS; TICK;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LAMIACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIPICEPHALUS;

IXODIDA; LAMIACEAE; LEUCAS ASPERA; RHIPICEPHALUS ANNULATUS;

EID: 79957615710     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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