Antiprotozoal activities of Vincetoxicum stocksii and Carum copticum

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-54

  Mansoor, Arsala ^a   Ibrahim, Mohammad Ali ^a   Zaidi, Mudassir Asrar ^b   Ahmed, Moinuddin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial; Antimalarial; Carum copticum; Vincetoxicum stocksii

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TERPINOLENE; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; GENTIANA OLIVIERII EXTRACT; PARA CYMENE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPINOLENE; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCETOXICUM STOCKSII EXTRACT; ZYGOPHYLLUM FABAGO EXTRACT;

ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CARUM COPTICUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; GENTIANA OLIVIERII; GENTIANACEAE; IC 50; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VINCETOXICUM STOCKSII; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM FABAGO;

EID: 84863759867     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v6i1.8442     Document Type: Article

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