Lethal effects of Helianthemum lippii (L.) on Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts in vitro

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-249

  Badria, F A ^a   Hetta, M H ^b   Sarhan, Rania M ^c   El Din, H M Ezz ^c  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Ethyl acetate; Helianthemum lippii; Keratitis; Methanol; Sun rose

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLAVONOID; HELIANTHEMUM LIPPII EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CISTACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DRUG POTENCY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HELIANTHEMUM LIPPII; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT DURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CISTACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TANNINS;

EID: 84904254617     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.3.243     Document Type: Article

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