Antiplasmodial and antipyretic studies on root extracts of Anthocleista djalonensis against Plasmodium berghei

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-42

  Akpan, Enomfon J ^a   Okokon, Jude E ^a   Etuk, Idongesit C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Anthocleista djalonensis; Antimalarial; Antiplasmodial; Antipyretic; Aspirin; Dinitrophenol; Plasmodium berghei; Yeast

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTESUNATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROQUINE; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIMETHAMINE; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FEVER; LD 50; LOGANIACEAE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84856863641     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60009-7     Document Type: Article

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