Effect of chlorpyrifos on healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions after treatment with Pentostam®

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Al Dawood, Asya N ^b   Al Ghazal, Ramadan A ^a   Al Jaser, May H ^b   Khalil, Galila M ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; GC MS MS; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Leishmania major; Organophosphates; Pentavalent antimonials; Pentostam

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 74249121316     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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