Enzymatic formation of prostaglandin D2, E2, and F2α in the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei

International Congress Series

Volumn 1233, Issue C, 2002, Pages 461-466

  Kubata, Bruno Kilunga ^a   Duszenko, Michael ^b   Kabututu, Zakayi ^c   Rawer, Marc ^b   Szallies, Alexander ^b   Inui, Takashi ^d   Urade, Yoshihiro ^a   Hayaishi, Osamu ^a  

^a OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Pathogenesis; Prostaglandins; Sleeping sickness; T. brucei

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144395418     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00274-1     Document Type: Article

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