Effects of folic and folinic acids on the activities of cycloguanil and WR99210 against Plasmodium falciparum in erythrocytic culture

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-23

  Yeo, A E T ^a   Seymour, K K ^a   Rieckmann, K H ^a   Christopherson, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,6 DIAMINO 1,2 DIHYDRO 2,2 DIMETHYL 1 [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ATOVAQUONE; CYCLOGUANIL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; FOLINIC ACID; N [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] N' ISOPROPYLIMIDOCARBONIMIDIC DIAMIDE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRIMIDINE ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ERYTHROCYTE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031052711     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1997.11813107     Document Type: Article

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