Leishmanicidal, cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of Gossypium hirsutum bulb extract and its separated fractions on Leishmania major

Background & objectives: Leishmaniasis is a major global health problem with no safe and effective therapeutic drugs. This study evaluated the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of crude extract and fractions of Gossypium hirsutum bulb on Leishmania major stages using advanced experimental models....

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Sharifi, Iraj Sharifi, Alireza Keyhani, Amir Asadi-Khanuki, Fariba Sharififar, Mostafa Pournamdari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2019;volume=56;issue=4;spage=330;epage=338;aulast=Sharifi