The mechanism behind the antileishmanial effect of zinc sulphate. I. An in-vitro study

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-36

  Al Mulla Hummadi, Y M ^a   Najim, R A ^a   Al Bashir, N M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b AL NAHRAIN UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; STARCH; ZINC SULFATE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; STARCH; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; PROTOZOA;

EID: 12444271010     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485905X19900     Document Type: Article

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