Activity of dihydroartemisinin against Leishmania donovani both in vitro and vivo

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1271-1273

  Ma, Ying ^a   Lu, Dian Mei ^a   Lu, Xiao Jun ^b   Liao, Lin ^a   Hu, Xiao Su ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisinins; Golden hamster; Leishmania donovani

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HAMSTER; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PROMASTIGOTE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 4444327058     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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