Effects of qinghaosu (artemisinin) and its derivatives on experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis

Parasitology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 7-11

  Yang, D M ^a   Liew, F Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

artemisinin; Leishmania major; leishmanicidal activity; qinghaosu

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; SESQUITERPENES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027523748     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000074758     Document Type: Article

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