In Vitro Gametocytocidal Activity of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives on Plasmodium Falciparum

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 37-43

  Mehra, Neera ^a   Bhasin, Virendra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; GAMETOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMAL; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0027164794     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.46.37     Document Type: Article

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