Parasitological and biochemical parameters in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice treated with methanol extract from the plants Chenopodium ambrosioides, Conyza dioscorides and Sesbania sesban

Parasitology International

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-392

  Kamel, E G ^a   El Emam, M A ^b   Mahmoud, S S M ^c   Fouda, F M ^a   Bayaumy, F E ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Theodor Bilharz Research Institute   (Egypt)

^c Giza   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Methanol extract; Schistosomiasis; Serum biochemistry; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; CONYZA DIOSCORIDES EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SESBANIA SESBAN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONYZA; CONYZA DIOSCORIDES; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LETHAL DOSE; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CONYZA; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SESBANIA; TRANSAMINASES;

CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CONYZA; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 82155191275     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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