Repetitive dosing of artemisinin and quinine against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro: A simulation of the in vivo pharmacokinetics

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-22

  Bwijo, B ^a   Alin, M Hassan ^a,b   Abbas, N ^a   Eriksson, Ö ^a   Bjorkman A ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

artemisinin; in vitro; malaria; pharmacokinetics; Plasmodium falciparum; quinine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; QUININE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0031006332     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00565-7     Document Type: Article

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