Comparative studies of the anti-leishmanial activity of three Crotalus durissus ssp. venoms

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1365-1371

  Passero, L F D ^a,c   Tomokane, T Y ^a   Corbett, C E P ^a   Laurenti, M D ^a   Toyama, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVULXIN; CROTAMINE; CROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; IC 50; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTOXIN; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POISONING;

CROTALUS DURISSUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS CASCAVELLA; CROTALUS DURISSUS COLLILINEATUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MUS;

EID: 34548548326     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0653-1     Document Type: Article

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