Hypoxanthine: A low molecular weight factor essential for growth of erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum in a serum-free medium

Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-23

  Asahi, H ^a   Kanazawa, T ^a   Kajihara, Y ^b   Takahashi, K ^b   Takahasht, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b Nihon Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Essential low molecular weight factor; Human malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Serum free culture

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029984953     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000066233     Document Type: Article

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