The Effect of Alkanna tincturia and Peganum harmala Extracts on Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER) in vitro

"nBackground: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an important health problem caused by Leishmania spp. As there is no vaccine, drug treatment is the only way to tackle leishmaniasis. In the present study, inhibitory and kill­ing effects of Peganum harmala and Alkana tinctoria extracts on amastigotes an...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Abdolhosein Dalimi Asl, Ruhallah Yousefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12732.pdf&manuscript_id=12732