Medicinal plants: A source of anti-parasitic secondary metabolites

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 12771-12791

  Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Molecular targets; Parasites; Protozoa; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TUBULIN MODULATOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 84870208120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules171112771     Document Type: Review

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