In vitro stage-specific sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to quinine and artemisinin drugs

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-525

  Skinner, Tina S ^a   Manning, Linda S ^a,b   Johnston, Wayne A ^a   Davis, Timothy M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

artemisinin drugs; chloroquine; malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; quinine; Stage specific sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; QUININE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030152851     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)89380-5     Document Type: Article

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