Antileishmanial Activity ofHandroanthus serratifolius(Vahl) S. Grose (Bignoniaceae)
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Antileishmanial Activity of Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S. Grose (Bignoniaceae)
This study aimed to evaluate the leishmanicidal activity of ethanol extract, fractions, and isolated substance from Handroanthus serratifolius against Leishmania amazonensis. Furthermore, this activity was related to cytotoxicity, and the selectivity index was determined. The ethanol extract was obtained by maceration of the stem powder, and the extract was subjected to fractionation on chromat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1155/2017/8074275