A Study on the Potential of Active Constituent from Senna spectabilis in Treating Leishmania major Infection

Leishmaniasis affects millions of people each year. It consists of a group of tropical infections that are effecting human populations in mainly low-income countries. Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) are the main forms of Leishmaniasis which cause mortality, chronic disab...

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Main Author: IFNM, Institut Farmaseutikal & Nutraseutikal Malaysia (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017.
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