In vitro effect of diamidines on intracellular polyamines of Acanthamoeba polyphaga

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 127-133

  Ogbunude, P O J ^a   Asiri, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 PROPANEDIAMINE; CGP 40215; DIAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIBROMPROPAMIDINE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; N1 ACETYLSPERMIDINE; N8 ACETYLSPERMIDINE; PENTAMIDINE; POLYAMINE; POLYAMINE F; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZAMIDINES; DIMINAZENE; HUMANS; PENTAMIDINE; POLYAMINES; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0035683791     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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