The anti-parasitic effects of Nicotina tabacum on leeches

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 357-359

  Bahmani, Mahmoud ^a   Farkhondeh, Tahereh ^b   Sadighara, Parisa ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leech; Limnatis nilotica, anti parasite; Nicotina tabacum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861782388     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-012-1413-x     Document Type: Article

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