In vitro selection of Plasmodium falciparum lines resistant to dihydrofolate-reductase inhibitors and cross resistance studies

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Bhasin, Virendra K ^a   Nair, Lathika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CYCLOGUANIL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METHOTREXATE; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RELAPSE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029889202     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.49.1     Document Type: Article

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