Biochemical peculiarities and drug targets in Cryptosporidium parvum: Lessons from other coccidian parasites

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 333-338

  Coombs, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BUPARVAQUONE; CLINDAMYCIN; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; FURAZOLIDONE; LETRAZURIL; MACROLIDE; MANNITOL; NAPHTHOQUINONE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; PAROMOMYCIN; PARVAQUONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; PLASTID; PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DRUG DESIGN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FOLIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HUMANS; PYRIMIDINES;

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033178590     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01474-X     Document Type: Review

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