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Screening of marine extracts for schistosomicidal activity in vitro. Isolation of the triterpene glycosides echinosides A and B with potential activity from the Sea Cucumbers Actinopyga echinites and Holothuria polii

Farouk R. MelekNatural Compounds Department. National Research Center, Giza, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Menerva M. TadrosMedical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt
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Fouad YousifMedical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt
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M. A. SelimPharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Marwa H. HassanNatural Compounds Department. National Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Pages 490-496 | Received 06 Mar 2011, Accepted 14 Aug 2011, Published online: 02 Dec 2011

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