Intracellular Leishmania amazonensis killing induced by the guanine nucleoside 8-Bromoguanosine

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-240

  Giorgio, Selma ^a   Barão, Sandra C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Bolsista de Iniciacao Cie da FAPESP ^*

Author keywords

8 Bromoguanosine; Guanine ribonucleosides; Immunostimulators; Leishmania amazonensis; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

8 BROMOGUANOSINE; ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0031758792     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651998000400006     Document Type: Article

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