In vitro sensitivity of artemeter in Plasmodium falciparum-infected beta-thalassaemic trait erythrocytes

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-149

  Senok, A C ^a   Li, K ^a,b   Nelson, E A S ^a   Chung, K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

thalassaemia trait; Artemether; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RIBOFLAVIN; SESQUITERPENES; VITAMIN E;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032893591     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209800362X     Document Type: Article

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