Inhibition of glutathione synthesis of Ascaris suum by buthionine sulfoximine

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 372-374

  Hussein, A S ^a   Walter, R D ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIS SUUM; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; GENITALIA; GLUTATHIONE; KINETICS; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MUSCLES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029883590     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050129     Document Type: Short Survey

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