Effects of nifedipine, metronidazole, and nitric oxide donors on spore germination and cell culture infection of the microsporidia Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon intestinalis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 179-185

  He, Qing ^a   Leitch, Gordon J ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^b   Wallace, Sara ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; METRONIDAZOLE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; MICROSPORA; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

EID: 0030030305     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.1.179     Document Type: Article

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