Antimicrobial activity of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) pits extracts and its role in reducing the side effect of methyl prednisolone on some neurotransmitter content in the brain, hormone testosterone in adulthood

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 882, Issue , 2010, Pages 665-690

  Saddiq, A A ^a   Bawazir, A E ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella pneumonia; Methyl prednisolone; Neurotransmitter content; Pits of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; RATTUS;

EID: 80053324170     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.882.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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