Entamoeba invadens: Influence of 60 Hz magnetic fields on growth and differentiation

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-206

  Rodríguez De la Fuente, Abraham O ^a   Heredia Rojas, J Antonio ^a   Mata Cárdenas, Benito David ^b   Vargas Villarreal, Javier ^b   Rodríguez Flores, Laura E ^a   Balderas Candanosa, Isaías ^a   Alcocer González, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Entamoeba; Magnetic fields; Trophozoites

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENTAMOEBA; LETHAL DOSE 50; METRONIDAZOLE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 43049131479     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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