Trypanosoma cruzi: Methoprene is a potent agent to sterilize blood infected with trypomastigotes

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 248-251

  Esteva, M ^a   Ruiz, A M ^a   Stoka, A M ^a  

^a Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHAGAS DISEASE; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; METHOPRENE; MICE; PARASITEMIA; STERILIZATION; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0036557791     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(02)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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