Effects of the antitubulin drug trifluralin on the proliferation and metacyclogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 475-480

  Bogitsh, B J ^a,c   Middleton, O L ^a   Ribeiro Rodrigues, R ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c Station B   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIFLURALIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROTUBULES; TRIFLURALIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032915701     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050580     Document Type: Article

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