Immunotoxicity activity of natural furocoumarins from milky sap of Ficus carica L. against Aedes aegypti L.

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 515-518

  Chung, Iii Min ^a   Kim, Sun Jin ^a   Yeo, Min A ^a   Park, Se Won ^a   Moon, Hyung In ^b,c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ficus carica L.; Furocoumarins; Immunotoxicity effects; Milky sap

Indexed keywords

BERGAPTEN; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; FUROCOUMARIN; METHOXSALEN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FICUS CARICA; FIG; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FICUS; IMMUNOTOXINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHOXSALEN; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSORALENS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; FICUS CARICA;

EID: 79961137002     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2010.543907     Document Type: Article

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