Microtubules: Dynamics, drug interaction and drug resistance in Leishmania

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 313-320

  Jayanarayan, K G ^a   Dey, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrotubule agents; Drug resistance; Leishmania; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ARSENITE SODIUM; BETA TUBULIN; COLCHICINE; ISOPROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLURALIN; VINCA ALKALOID; VINCRISTINE;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MICROTUBULE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TUMOR; ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIA; MICROTUBULES;

EID: 0036406252     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2002.00431.x     Document Type: Review

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