Antiplasmodial potential of the African mistletoe: Agelanthus dodoneifolius polh and wiens

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-229

  Builders, M I ^a   Uguru, M O ^b   Aguiyi, C ^b  

^a BINGHAM UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Agelanthus dodoneifolius; Antioxidant; Antiplasmodial; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AGELANTHUS DODONEIFOLIUS EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; GLYCOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; STEROL; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGELANTHUS DODONEIFOLIUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84873462038     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.106064     Document Type: Article

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