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Dry powder and different extracts ofAgave lophantha were tested againstBiomphalaria alexandrina. The results showed that the butanol extract has high molluscicidal activity. The activity of the dry powder has been found to be stable under the effect of some simulated field conditions. Also the toxicological effect of the plant on mice was tested through determination of certain parameters such as total protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase enzymes as well as histopathological study on liver and kidney.
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El-Sayed, M.M., Abdel-Hadi, M. & El-Nahas, H.A. Molluscicidal activity and clinico-pathological effect ofAgave lophantha . Arch. Pharm. Res. 14, 81–86 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02857820
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