In vivo and in vitro activities of the seed extract of Piper guineense Schum. and Thonn. against skin and gill monogenean parasites of goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 793-797

  Ekanem, A P ^a   Wang, M ^b   Simon, J E ^b   Obiekezie, A I ^a   Morah, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African black pepper; Antihelmintic; Goldfish; Monogenea

Indexed keywords

DELTA ALPHA,BETA DIHYDROWASANINE; METHANOL; N ISOBUTYL 2,4 DECADIENAMIDE; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PIPERANINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLDFISH; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPERACEAE; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; GOLDFISH; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLATYHELMINTHS; SEEDS; SKIN;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS AURATUS; CYPRINIDAE; MONOGENEA; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPER NIGRUM; PIPERACEAE; PISCES;

EID: 9644289305     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1550     Document Type: Article

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