In vivo study of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extract efficacy against Giardia lamblia in infected experimental mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 59-63

  Al Megrin, Wafa Abdullah ^a  

^a PRINCESS NOURAH BINT ABDULRAHMAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Giardia lamblia; Pomegranate; Saudi Arabia; Swiss albino mice

Indexed keywords

POMEGRANATE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIASIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POMEGRANATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 85006821067     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.08.018     Document Type: Article

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