Larvicidal activity of marine algae, Sargassum swartzii and Chondria dasyphylla, against malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-244

  Khanavi, Mahnaz ^a   Toulabi, Pouyan Bagheri ^a   Abai, Mohammad Reza ^b   Sadati, Nargess ^a   Hadjiakhoondi, Farzaneh ^a   Hadjiakhoondi, Abbas ^a   Vatandoost, Hassan ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Chondria dasyphylla; Iran; Larvicidal activity; Sargassum swartzii

Indexed keywords

CHONDRIA DASYPHYLLA EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; SARGASSUM SWARTZII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHONDRIA DASYPHYLLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; IRAN; LARVA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION; SARGASSUM SWARTZII;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHODOPHYTA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 84855896700     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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