Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae) plant cytotoxicity and activity towards malaria parasites. Part II: experimental studies with Aspidosperma ramiflorum in vivo and in vitro

Several species of Aspidosperma plants are used to treat diseases in the tropics, including Aspidosperma ramiflorum, which acts against leishmaniasis, an activity that is experimentally confirmed. The species, known as guatambu-yellow, yellow peroba, coffee-peroba andmatiambu, grows in the Atlantic...

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Main Authors: Aguiar, Anna CC, Cunha, Ananda C, Ceravolo, Isabela Penna, Gonçalves, Regina A Correia, Oliveira, Arildo JB, Krettli, Antoniana Ursine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660620/