In vitro effects of citral on Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1026-1032

  Cardoso, Josiane ^a   Soares, Maurilio José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CARLOS CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Citral; Essential oil; Metacyclogenesis; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 78650826231     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000800012     Document Type: Article

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