Contribution to in vitro screening of Egyptian plants for schistosomicidal activity

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 732-739

  Yousif, Fouad ^a   Wassel, Gamila ^b   Boulos, Loutfy ^c   Labib, Therese ^d   Mahmoud, Khaled ^b   El Hallouty, Salwa ^b   El Bardicy, Samia ^a   Mahmoud, Soheir ^a   Ramzy, Fatem ^a   Gohar, Lamiaa ^b   El Manawaty, May ^b   El Gendy, Mohamed A M ^b   Fayad, Walid ^b   El Menshawi, Bassem ^b  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^d Orman Botanical Garden   (Egypt)

Author keywords

In vitro bioassay; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomicidal effect

Indexed keywords

ALOE ARBORESCENS EXTRACT; ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; ARAUCARIA HETEROPHYLLA EXTRACT; ARISARUM VULGARE EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS STIPULARIS EXTRACT; ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS EXTRACT; BARLERIA CRISTATA EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON CITRINUS EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON SPECIOSUS EXTRACT; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS EXTRACT; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA EXTRACT; CARPOBROTUS EDULIS EXTRACT; CORDIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA EXTRACT; EUGENIA EDULIS EXTRACT; EUGENIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; FAGONIA MOLLIS EXTRACT; FICUS TRIJUJA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON EXTRACT; MELALEUCA STYPHELOIDES EXTRACT; PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMERIA RUBRA EXTRACT; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZILLA SPINOSA EXTRACT;

ALOE ARBORESCENS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARAUCARIA HETEROPHYLLA; ARISARUM VULGARE; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS STIPULARIS; ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS; BARLERIA CRISTATA; CALLISTEMON CITRINUS; CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS; CALLISTEMON SPECIOSUS; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS; CAPPARIS CARTILAGINEA; CARPOBROTUS EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDIA AFRICANA; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; DRUG SCREENING; EGYPT; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA; EUGENIA EDULIS; EUGENIA JAVANICA; FAGONIA MOLLIS; FICUS TRIJUJA; HAMSTER; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON; MELALEUCA STYPHELOIDES; NONHUMAN; PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLUMERIA RUBRA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; ZILLA SPINOSA;

ANIMALS; DRUG DISCOVERY; EGYPT; FEMALE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; METHANOL; MYRTACEAE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SOLVENTS;

APOCYNACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CRYPTOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA; FAGONIA MOLLIS; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; MORACEAE; MYRTACEAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE; ZILLA SPINOSA;

EID: 84861049878     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.625952     Document Type: Article

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