In vivo and in vitro effectiveness of Azadirachta indica-synthesized silver nanocrystals against Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum, and their potential against malaria mosquitoes

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-22

  Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a   Panneerselvam, Chellasamy ^b   Samidoss, Christina Mary ^a   Madhiyazhagan, Pari ^a   Suresh, Udaiyan ^a   Roni, Mathath ^a   Chandramohan, Balamurugan ^a   Subramaniam, Jayapal ^a   Dinesh, Devakumar ^a   Rajaganesh, Rajapandian ^a   Paulpandi, Manickam ^a   Wei, Hui ^c   Aziz, Al Thabiani ^b   Alsalhi, Mohamad Saleh ^d   Devanesan, Sandhanasamy ^d   Nicoletti, Marcello ^e   Pavela, Roman ^f   Canale, Angelo ^g   Benelli, Giovanni ^g  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Arbovirus; Botanical byproducts; Culicidae; Filariasis; Nanobiotechnology

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ALBINO MOUSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LARVA; LC50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PUPA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEED KERNEL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; UV VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALARIA; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMALARIALS; AZADIRACHTA; LARVA; MALARIA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PUPA; SILVER;

EID: 84960870451     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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