Assessment of the neurotoxicity of parenteral artemisinin derivatives in mice

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 519-522

  Nontprasert, Apichart ^a   Nosten Bertrand, Marika ^b   Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon ^a   Vanijanonta, Sirivan ^a   Angus, Brian J ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COORDINATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; SMELLING;

ANIMALIA; ARTESUNATE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0031785145     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.519     Document Type: Article

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