Trypanocidal and cytotoxic effects of 30 Ethiopian medicinal plants

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 541-546

  Nibret, Endalkachew ^a,b   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopian Medicinal Plants; HL 60 Cells; In vitro Trypanocidal Activity; Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

ACOKANTHERA; ALBIZIA SCHIMPERIANA; AMARANTHACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; DOVYALIS ABYSSINICA; FABACEAE; FLACOURTIACEAE; LAMIACEAE; OCIMUM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 84855401218     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-11-1202     Document Type: Article

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