Effect of l-leucine methyl ester on growth and ultrastructure of Trypanosoma cruzi

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Adade, Camila M ^a   Figueiredo, Regina C B Q ^a   De Castro, Solange L ^a   Soares, Maurilio J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Parana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

l Leucine methyl ester; Lysosomes; Reservosomes; Trypanosoma cruzi; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE METHYL ESTER;

APOPTOSIS; CELL ORGANELLE; DRUG; ESTER; GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION; PROTOZOAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EPIMASTIGOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; IC 50; KINETOPLAST; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEUCINE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33846672925     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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