An in vivo model to study the anti-malaric capacity of plant extracts

An in vivo model to study the antimalaric effect of plant extracts is described. White mice (25-30g body weight) are treated subcutaneously with 0.6ml of the diluted extract starting seven days before P. berghei infection; treatment continues until death or for 30 days. Simultaneously 0.2ml of the e...

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Main Authors: Misael Chinchilla, Olga M. Guerrero, Gabriela Abarca, Mariano Barrios, Oscar Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 1998-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000100003&lng=en&tlng=en