Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 235

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of the anthelmintic activity of pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita maxima) in mice naturally infected with Aspiculuris tetraptera

Erol Ayaz*
  • Erol Ayaz*
  • Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant ?zzet Baysal University Bolu, Turkey.
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Cengiz Gökbulut
  • Cengiz Gökbulut
  • Department of Medical Pharmacology, Bal?kesir University Faculty of Medicine, Bal?kesir, Turkey.
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Hamit Co?kun
  • Hamit Co?kun
  • Department of Psychology, Faculty of Art and Science, Abant ?zzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
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Arzu Türker
  • Arzu Türker
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Abant ?zzet Baysal University Bolu, Turkey.
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?eyda Özsoy
  • ?eyda Özsoy
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant ?zzet Baysal University Bolu, Turkey.
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Kübra Ceylan
  • Kübra Ceylan
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant ?zzet Baysal University Bolu, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 04 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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