Re: Is actin the praziquantel receptor?

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 566-567

  Tallima, Hatem ^a   El Ridi, Rashika ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACTIN; ALCOHOL; AMIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHALASIN D; DRUG RECEPTOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PRAZIQUANTEL;

CHEMICAL BOND; CLAISEN CONDENSATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; PRAZIQUANTEL; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 35748948377     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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