In vitro trypanocidal activity of tetraethylthiuram disulfide and sodium diethylamine-N-carbodithioate on Trypanosoma cruzi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Lane, Joshua E ^a   Ribeiro Rodrigues, Rodrigo ^a   Suarez, Cristina C ^a   Bogitsh, Burton J ^a   Jones, Mark M ^a,b   Singh, Pramod K ^a,b   Carter, Clint E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DISULFIRAM; NIFURTIMOX;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMASTIGOTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029784665     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.263     Document Type: Article

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