Parasite mitochondria as a target for chemotherapy

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-239

  Kita, Kiyoshi ^a   Miyadera, Hiroko ^a   Saruta, Fumiko ^a   Miyoshi, Hideto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic energy metabolism; Chemotherapy; Parasite mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CHEMOTHERAPY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0034968570     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.47.219     Document Type: Review

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