Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis: Trophozoite growth inhibition by metronidazole electro-transferred water

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-83

  Heredia Rojas, J Antonio ^a   Torres Flores, Antonio Cayetano ^a   Rodríguez De la Fuente, Abraham O ^a   Mata Cárdenas, Benito David ^a   Rodríguez Flores, Laura E ^b   Barrón González, María Porfiria ^a   Torres Pantoja, Antonio Cayetano ^c   Alcocer González, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b Medicina UANL   (Mexico)

^c calle Cuatro Ciénegas 175 Col Mitras Centro   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioresonance; Cytotoxicity; Entamoeba; Growth inhibition; Trichomonas; Trophozoites

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TROPHOZOITE; WATER SAMPLING;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 78650571655     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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