Combined action of inhibitors of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase with an antimalarial drug, chloroquine, on Plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Das, Bhagwan ^a   Gupta, Rashmi ^a   Madhubala, Rentala ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Berenil; methylglyoxal bis (guanylhydrazone); polyamines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031049525     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05683.x     Document Type: Article

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