Haemolysis of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoite-infected erythrocytes after artemisinin exposure

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 324-328

  Orjih, Augustine U ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Haemoglobin; Haemolysis; Haemozoin; Infected erythrocytes; Plasmodium falciparnm

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0030034651     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1471.x     Document Type: Article

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