New drugs for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis: Research and development

Parasitology Today

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-49

  Keiser, J ^a   Stich, A ^a   Burri, C ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG COST; DRUG RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST;

ANIMALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; SPERMIDINE; THIADIAZOLES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

CHRISTIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035201134     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01829-9     Document Type: Article

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