Studies on the Effectiveness of Diarylheptanoids Derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 791-794

  Araujo, Catarina A C ^a   Alegrio, Leila V ^b   Gomes, Denise C F ^b   Lima, Marco Edilson F ^b   Gomes Cardoso, Leonardo ^a   Leon, Leonor L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Centrolobium sclerophyllum; Diarylheptanoids; Leishmania amazonensis

Indexed keywords

CENTROLOBIUM; CENTROLOBIUM SCLEROPHYLLUM; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS;

CURCUMIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

ANIMALS; CURCUMIN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 0033217630     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000600015     Document Type: Article

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