First report of anti-Trichomonas vaginalis activity of the medicinal plant Polygala decumbens from the Brazilian semi-arid region, Caatinga

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2581-2587

  Frasson, Amanda Piccoli ^a   Dos Santos, Odelta ^a   Duarte, Mariana ^a   Da Silva Trentin, Danielle ^a   Giordani, Raquel Brandt ^b   Da Silva, Alexandre Gomes ^c   Da Silva, Márcia Vanusa ^a,c   Tasca, Tiana ^a   Macedo, Alexandre José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALA DECUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLANT ROOT; POLYGALA; POLYGALA DECUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMIARID CLIMATE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYGALA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); POLYGALA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 84863467002     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2787-4     Document Type: Article

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