Cassia alata L: Potential role as anthelmintic agent against Hymenolepis diminuta

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1187-1192

  Kundu, Suman ^a   Roy, Saptarshi ^a   Lyndem, Larisha M ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE MIGRATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CASSIA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; RATS;

CESTODA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; RATTUS; SENNA ALATA; VERMES;

EID: 84866077832     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2950-6     Document Type: Article

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