In vitro amoebicidal activity of four Peucedanum species on Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts and trophozoites

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-174

  Malatyali, Erdogan ^a   Tepe, Bektas ^a   Degerli, Serpil ^a   Berk, Seyda ^a   Akpulat, H Askin ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEUCEDANUM CAUCASICUM EXTRACT; PEUCEDANUM CHRYSEUM EXTRACT; PEUCEDANUM LONGIBRACTEOLATUM EXTRACT; PEUCEDANUM PALIMBIOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBICIDAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PEUCEDANUM CAUCASICUM; PEUCEDANUM CHRYSEUM; PEUCEDANUM LONGIBRACTEOLATUM; PEUCEDANUM PALIMBIOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMEBICIDES; APIACEAE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPORES, PROTOZOAN; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOZOITES; TURKEY;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; PEUCEDANUM; PEUCEDANUM CAUCASICUM;

EID: 84857049283     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2466-5     Document Type: Article

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