Serine protease inhibitors block invasion of host cells by Toxoplasma gondii

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1358-1361

  Conseil, V ^a   Soete M ^a   Dubremetz, J F ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLOROISOCOUMARIN; BENZENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; DOSE RESPONSE; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0345712374     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.6.1358     Document Type: Article

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