Bioactivity evaluation against Artemia salina Leach of medicinal plants used in Brazilian Northeastern folk medicine;Avaliação da bioatividade frente à Artemia salina Leach de plantas medicinais utilizadas na medicina popular na Região Nordeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-509

  Arcanjo, D D R ^a   Albuquerque, A C M ^a   Melo Neto, B ^a   Santana, L C L R ^a   Medeiros, M G F ^a   Cito A M G L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artemia salina; Bioassay; Lethality; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANIMALS; ARTEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ACMELLA ULIGINOSA; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; EQUISETUM; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; JUSTICIA PECTORALIS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PLECTRANTHUS;

EID: 84866668479     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842012000300013     Document Type: Article

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