In vitro activity of artemisinin, its derivatives, and pyronaridine against different strains of Plasmodium falciparum

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 635-637

  Alin, M Hassan ^a,c   Bjorkman A ^b   Ashton, M ^c,d  

^a SOMALI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Somalia)

^b Bacteriological Laboratory ^*  (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; DIHYDROARTEMISININE; PYRONARIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

ANIMAL; ANTIMALARIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; IN VITRO; NAPHTHYRIDINES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0025175088     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(90)90129-3     Document Type: Article

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