In Vitro Evaluation of the Activity of Aromatic Nitrocompounds against Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-144

  Oliveira, Renata B ^a   Passos, Ana Paula F ^a   Alves, Rosana O ^b   Romanha, Alvaro J ^b   Prado, Maria Auxiliadora F ^a   De Souza Filho, José Dias ^a   Alves, Ricardo J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bloodstream forms; Nitrocompounds; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IC 50;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0037647200     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762003000100018     Document Type: Article

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