Apoptosis related to chloroquine sensitivity of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 590-591

  Picot, S ^a   Burnod, J ^a   Bracchi, V ^a   Chumpitazi, B F F ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chloroquine resistance; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DNA FRAGMENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MAMMAL CELL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030668898     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90039-0     Document Type: Article

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