Activity of benflumetol and its enantiomers in fresh isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from East Africa

Acta Tropica

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Wernsdorfer, W H ^a,c   Landgraf, B ^a   Kilimali, V A E B ^b   Wernsdorfer, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benflumetol; Drug sensitivity; Enantiomers; Plasmodium falciparum; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BENFLUMETOL; CGP 64455; CGP 64456; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENANTIOMER; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RACEMIC MIXTURE; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0032525989     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00141-1     Document Type: Article

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