Effect of the microtubule stabilising agent taxol on leishmanial protozoan parasites in vitro

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 429-435

  Kapoor, P ^a   Sachdeva, M ^a   Madhubala, R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial; Leishmania donovani; Taxol

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL CYCLE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MURINAE; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032991910     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00268-2     Document Type: Article

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