Leishmanicidal activity of Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus crude extract Atividade leishmanicida do extrato de Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus
In this study, a methanolic extract from Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus was evaluated for activity against Leishmania amazonensis. The extract showed activity against the promastigote and amastigote forms with IC50 values of 62.9 and 37.5 μg.mL-1 respectively. This extract showed a moder...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652010000200005 |