Antiproliferative effect and ultrastructural alterations induced by psilostachyin on trypanosoma cruzi

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 545-553

  Sülsen, Valeria ^a   Barrera, Patricia ^b   Muschietti, Liliana ^a   Martino, Virginia ^a   Sosa, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Psilostachyin; Sesquiterpene lactone; Trypanosoma cruzi; Ultrastructural alterations

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOUSE; PARASITE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; GLUTATHIONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITES; SESQUITERPENES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 75749087595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15010545     Document Type: Article

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