Therapeutic efficacy of zanthoxylum rhetsa DC extract against experimental hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) infections in rats

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-47

  Yadav, Arun K ^a   Tangpu, Vareishang ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticestodal efficacy; Cestoda; Folk medicine; Hymenolepis diminuta; Naga tribes; Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957616140     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-009-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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