Itraconazole affects Toxoplasma gondii endodyogeny

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-298

  Martins Duarte, Érica Dos Santos ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Vommaro, Rossiane Claudia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cell division; Chemotherapy and azole; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER CELL; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APICOMPLEXA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 42449130430     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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