Leishmania sp.: Growth and survival are impaired by ion channel blockers

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-19

  Ponte Sucre, Alicia ^a   Campos, Yelitza ^b   Fernandez, Marisol ^b   Moll, Heidrun ^c   Mendoza León, Alexis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 9 ANTHROIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); AMILORIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLIBENCLAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031903980     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4200     Document Type: Article

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