Trypanosoma cruzi: In vitro morphological alterations induced by actinomycin D

Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Zaverucha do Valle, Tânia ^a   Calabrese, Kátia S ^a   Côrte Real, Suzana ^a   Baetas, Wagner C ^a   Gonçalves Da Costa, Sylvio C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actinomycin D; Cytoskeleton; Morphology; Replication; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DACTINOMYCIN; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0037235984     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067741     Document Type: Article

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