Effect of haloallylamines on polyamine oxidase activity and spermine levels in Ascaris suum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 571-573

  Müller, Sylke ^a   Hunter, Karl J ^b   Walter, Rolf D ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (3,4 DIMETHOXYPHENYL) 3 FLUOROALLYLAMINE; ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; HALOALLYLAMINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; N,N' BIS(2,3 BUTADIENYL)PUTRESCINE; POLYAMINE OXIDASE; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ALLYLAMINE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIS SUUM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PUTRESCINE; SPERMINE;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030015312     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050165     Document Type: Short Survey

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