Biological and ultrastructural effects of the anti-microtubule agent taxol against Trypanosoma cruzi

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-294

  Dantas, A P ^a   Barbosa, H S ^a   De Castro, S L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti microtubule agents; Chagas disease; Electron microscopy; Endocytosis; Taxol; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GOLD; PACLITAXEL;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DENSITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCYTOSIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCYTOSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 2442657704     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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