In Vitro Study of Antiamoebic Activity of Methanol Extracts of Argemone mexicana on Trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica HM1-IMSS

Infections caused by parasites in humans represent one of the main public health concerns. Amoebiasis, a parasitic infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), is considered endemic in Mexico, where Argemone mexicana (A. mexicana) has been used in traditional medicine to treat intesti...

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Main Authors: Joel H. Elizondo-Luévano, Rocío Castro-Ríos, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Magda E. Hernández-García, Javier Vargas-Villarreal, Osvelia E. Rodríguez-Luis, Abelardo Chávez-Montes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7453787