Antileishmanial and trypanocidal activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants

The side effects and the emerging resistance to the available drugs against leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis led to the urgent need for new therapeutic agents against these diseases. Thirty one extracts of thirteen medicinal plants from the Brazilian Cerrado were therefore evaluated in vitro for th...

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Main Authors: Mariana Laundry de Mesquita, Julie Desrivot, Bories, Alain Fournet, José Elias de Paula, Philippe Grellier, Laila Salmen Espindola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000700019