The parasiticidal effect of electricity on Leishmania major, both in vitro and in vivo

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-42

  Hejazi, H ^a   Eslami, G ^b   Dalimi, A ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PROMASTIGOTE; RELAPSE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1142285247     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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