Heme synthesizing enzymes of Plasmodium knowlesi: A simian malarial parasite

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-63

  Srivastava, Pratima ^a   Pandey, V C ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FERROCHELATASE; HEME; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PRIMAQUINE; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PROTOZOA; SIMIAE;

EID: 0031948126     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4193     Document Type: Article

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