In vitro activity of thienyl-2-nitropropene compounds against Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 980-985

  Herrera, Cristina ^a   Vallejos, Gabriel A ^b   Loaiza, Randall ^c   Zeledón, Rodrigo ^c   Urbina, Andrea ^c   Sepúlveda Boza, Silvia ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antitrypanosomal activity; Chagas disease; Thienyl 2 nitropropene compounds; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 71149094304     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000700007     Document Type: Article

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