Evaluation of larvicidal activity of a nanoemulsion of rosmarinus officinalis essential oil

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 189-192

  Duarte, Jonatas L ^a   Amado, Jesús R R ^a   Oliveira, Anna E M F M ^a   Cruz, Rodrigo A S ^a   Ferreira, Adriana M ^a   Souto, Raimundo N P ^a   Falcão, Deborah Q ^b   Carvalho, José C T ^a   Fernandesa, Caio P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAPÁ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Larvicidal; Nanoemulsion; Rosmarinus officinalis

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOEMULSION; NONHUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84936070486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1981528X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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