African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

The role of artemether as a possible drug for treatment Blastocystis hominis infection: In vivo and in vitro studies

Zeinab Hassanein Fahmy
  • Zeinab Hassanein Fahmy
  • Department of Parasitology, Theodore Bilharz Reasearch Institute, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
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Eman Aly*
  • Eman Aly*
  • Department of Parasitology, Theodore Bilharz Reasearch Institute, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
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Olfat Hammam
  • Olfat Hammam
  • Department of Pathology, Theodore Bilharz Reasearch Institute, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 09 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2015
  •  Published: 29 September 2015

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