In vitro activity of artemisinin alone and in combination with retinol against Plasmodium falciparum

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages 45-48

  Thriemer, Kamala ^a   Wernsdorfer, Gunther ^b   Rojanawatsirivet, Chaiporn ^c   Kollaritsch, Herwig ^a   Sirichainsinthop, Jeeraphat ^c   Wernsdorfer, Walther H ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; In vitro; Plasmodium falciparum; Retinol; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33644841954     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: 16137671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-005-0447-3     Document Type: Article

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