Novel biomarkers for late-stage human African trypanosomiasis - The search goes on

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 981-982

  Kennedy, Peter G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 8; MELARSOPROL; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN; PENTAMIDINE; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SURAMIN;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA; UPREGULATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 77953760441     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0172     Document Type: Editorial

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