Anti-leishmanial and toxicity activities of some selected Iranian medicinal plants

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2115-2121

  Kheiri Manjili, Hamidreza ^a   Jafari, Hamidreza ^b   Ramazani, Ali ^c   Davoudi, Noushin ^d  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA FARESIANA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; AMARUSTHUS RUTROFLENA EXTRACT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTIN EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARI EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII EXTRACT; CAPARIS SPINOSA EXTRACT; CARUM COPTICUM HEIRM EXTRACT; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PALIARUS SPINA CHRISTI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSROPIS JULIFLOREA EXTRACT; SATUREIA HORTENSIS EXTRACT; SESAMUM INDIUM EXTRACT; THYMUS MIGRICUS EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTIIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBASCUM THAPSUS EXTRACT;

ACACIA FARESIANA; AMARUSTHUS RUTROFLENA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTIN; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTEMISIA VULGARI; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII; CAPARIS SPINOSA; CARUM COPTICUM HEIRM; CELL LINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRY POWDER; ETHNOBOTANY; FABACEAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IRAN; LAMIACEAE; LD 50; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PALIARUS SPINA CHRISTI; PEDALIACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROSROPIS JULIFLOREA; RHAMNACEAE; RHAMNUS PERSICA BOISS; SATUREIA HORTENSIS; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SESAMUM INDIUM; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; THYMUS MIGRICUS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIBULUS TERRESTIIS; VERBASCUM THAPSUS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ARTEMIA; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA; THYMUS MIGRICUS; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM;

EID: 84868140375     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3059-7     Document Type: Article

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