In-vitro interaction of artemisinin with intact human erythrocytes, erythrocyte ghosts, haemoglobin and carbonic anhydrase

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-226

  Bakhshi, Hamid B ^a   Gordi, Toufigh ^a   Ashton, Michael ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARGON; ARTEMISININ; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXYGEN TENSION; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TIME;

EID: 0031059859     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06784.x     Document Type: Article

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