Susceptibility of dyskinetoplastic trypanosoma evansi and T. equiperdum to isometamidium chloride

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 816-818

  Kaminsky, R ^a   Schmid, C ^a   Lun, Z R ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ISOMETAMIDIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, KINETOPLAST; PHENANTHRIDINES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0030769022     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050346     Document Type: Article

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