Schistosoma japonicum: In vitro effects of artemether combined with haemin depend on cultivation media and appraisal of artemether products appearing in the media

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 459-466

  Xiao, Shu Hua ^a   Wu, Yu Lin ^c   Tanner, Marcel ^b   Wu, Wen Min ^c   Utzinger, Jürg ^d   Mei, Jin Yan ^a   Scorneaux, Bernard ^b   Chollet, Jacques ^b   Zhai, Zili ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTEMETHER; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; CYSTEINE; ENDOPEROXIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HEMIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

ANIMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0344451208     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0786-1     Document Type: Article

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