The trypanocidal effect of sesquiterpene lactones helenalin and mexicanin on cultured epimastigotes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 170-174

  Jimenez Ortiz, Verónica ^a   Brengio, Silvia D ^a   Giordano, Oscar ^a,b   Tonn, Carlos ^a,b   Sánchez, Matías ^a   Burgos, Mario H ^a   Sosa, Miguel A ^a  

^a Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; DEHYDROLEUCODINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; HELENALIN; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MEXICANIN; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; LACTONE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE;

PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPIMASTIGOTE; IC 50; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL; ASTERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; LACTONES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SESQUITERPENES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 17844383955     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3373     Document Type: Article

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