The protective effect of pomegranate, Punica granatum, on murine Malaria

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1345-1350

  Mubaraki, Murad A ^a   Dkhil, Mohamed A ^b,c   Al Shaebi, Esam M ^b   Lubbad, Mahmoud Y ^b   Ibrahim, Khalid E ^b   Al Quraishy, Saleh ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Malaria; Pomegranate peel; Spleen

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CARBOHYDRATE; FRUIT; HISTOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MALARIA; PROTEIN;

LYTHRACEAE; MURINAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84907876318     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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