Antiproliferative effect of illimaquinone on Leishmania mexicana

Cell Biology International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 337-339

  Rangel, Hector R ^a   Dagger, Fracehuli ^a   Compagnone, Reinaldo S ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Golgi complex; Illimaquinone; Leishmania; Protein sorting

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; MEMBRANE ENZYME; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN TARGETING; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAMMALIA; PORIFERA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031171632     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1997.0143     Document Type: Article

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