Trypanocidal resistance in Trypanosoma evansi in vitro: Effects of verapamil, cyproheptidine, desipramine and chlorpromazine alone and in combination with trypanocides

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Anene, B M ^a   Ross, C A ^b   Anika, S M ^a   Chukwu, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium antagonists; Chlorpromazine; Cyproheptidine; Desopramine; Resistance; Trypanosoma evansi; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHLORPROMAZINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; MELARSAMINE; MELARSENOXIDE; SURAMIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0029864840     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00856-X     Document Type: Article

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