Calflagin inhibition prolongs host survival and suppresses parasitemia in Trypanosoma brucei infection

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 934-942

  Emmer, Brian T ^a   Daniels, Melvin D ^a,c   Taylor, Joann M ^a,b   Epting, Conrad L ^b   Engman, David M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITEMIA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 77953765259     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00086-10     Document Type: Article

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