The mevalonate pathway in parasitic protozoa and helminths

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-85

  Coppens, Isabelle ^a   Courtoy, Pierre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; MEFLOQUINE; MEVALONIC ACID; MEVINOLIN; MICONAZOLE; PYRROLE; SIMVASTATIN; TERBINAFINE; TUNICAMYCIN;

CYTOCHEMISTRY; HELMINTH; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0029865434     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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