In-ovo evaluation of the antiviral activity of methanolic root-bark extract of the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata Lin)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4256-4258

  Sulaiman, Lanre K ^a,b   Oladele, Omolade A ^b   Shittu, Ismaila A ^a   Emikpe, Benjamin O ^b   Oladokun, Agnes T ^a   Meseko, Clement A ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African Baobab; Antiviral activity; Ethnoveterinary; Newcastle disease virus

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; METHANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; HEMAGGLUTINATION; NEWCASTLE DISEASE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 79957630175     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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