Assessment of the Anti-Protozoal Activity of Crude Carica papaya Seed Extract against Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Experimental
4.1. Parasites and Animals
4.2. Plant Material and Preparation of Extract
4.3. In Vivo Antiprotozoal Activity against T. cruzi during Acute Phase of the Disease
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiménez-Coello, M.; Guzman-Marín, E.; Ortega-Pacheco, A.; Perez-Gutiérrez, S.; Acosta-Viana, K.Y. Assessment of the Anti-Protozoal Activity of Crude Carica papaya Seed Extract against Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecules 2013, 18, 12621-12632. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules181012621
Jiménez-Coello M, Guzman-Marín E, Ortega-Pacheco A, Perez-Gutiérrez S, Acosta-Viana KY. Assessment of the Anti-Protozoal Activity of Crude Carica papaya Seed Extract against Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecules. 2013; 18(10):12621-12632. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules181012621
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiménez-Coello, Matilde, Eugenia Guzman-Marín, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Salud Perez-Gutiérrez, and Karla Y. Acosta-Viana. 2013. "Assessment of the Anti-Protozoal Activity of Crude Carica papaya Seed Extract against Trypanosoma cruzi" Molecules 18, no. 10: 12621-12632. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules181012621