Effects of aphidicolin on Entamoeba histolytica growth and DNA synthesis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 857-859

  Makioka, Asao ^a   Ohtomo, Hiroshi ^a   Kobayashi, Seiki ^a,b   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^a,b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHIDICOLIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA POLYMERASE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; APHIDICOLIN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME INHIBITORS;

EID: 0031820798     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284604     Document Type: Article

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