Evaluating the anti-leech (Limnatis nilotica) activity of methanolic extract of Allium sativum L. compared with levamisole and metronidazole

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1219-1222

  Eftekhari, Zohre ^a   Bahmani, Mahmoud ^b   Mohsenzadeghan, Ava ^a   Gholami Ahangaran, Majid ^c   Abbasi, Javad ^a   Alighazi, Nafise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium sativum L.; Anti leech assay; Limnatis nilotica; Paralysis and death

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870613373     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1268-6     Document Type: Article

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