Larvicidal activity of Centaurea bruguierana ssp. belangerana against Anopheles stephensi larvae

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 829-833

  Khanavi, Mahnaz ^a   Rajabi, Afsaneh ^a   Behzad, Masoud ^a   Hadjiakhoondi, Abbas ^a   Vatandoost, Hassan ^b   Abaee, Mohammad Reza ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi larvae; Asteraceae; Centaurea bruguierana ssp. belangerana; Larvicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BUTANOL; CENTAUREA BRUGUIERANA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTAUREA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FRACTIONATION; IRAN; LARVA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POWDER;

EID: 84859546577     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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