Synergism of cimetidine with anti-malarial agents

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 960-963

  Paciorkowski, Alex ^a,c   Dai, Wei Wei ^c   Cerami, Anthony ^c   Berger, Bradley J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c PICOWER INST FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CIMETIDINE; CYTOCHROME P450 INHIBITOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROADIFEN; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CIMETIDINE; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEME; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERS; PROADIFEN; PYRIMETHAMINE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030807884     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284300     Document Type: Article

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