Interruption of the blood-stage cycle of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium chabaudi, by protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1465-1469

  Gazarini, M L ^a   Garcia, C R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genistein; Kinase inhibitors; Malaria; Plasmodium chabaudi; Signal transduction; Staurosporin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GENISTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; R 03; STAUROSPORINE; TYRPHOSTIN; TYRPHOSTIN B 44; TYRPHOSTIN B 46; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL MATURATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALARIA; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0242407575     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003001100003     Document Type: Article

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