A review of natural products with antileishmanial activity

Phytomedicine - Tập 12 Số 6-7 - Trang 514-535 - 2005
Louisianny Guerra da Rocha1, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida2, Rui Oliveira Macêdo2, José Maria Barbosa‐Filho2
1Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59000-000 Natal, RN, Brazil.
2Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58051‐970 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

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