Effect of human urine on cell cycle and infectivity of Leismania species promastigotes in vitro

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-643

  Allahverdiyev, Adil M ^a   Bagirova, Melahat ^a   Elcicek, Serhat ^b   Koc, Rabia Cakir ^a   Oztel, Olga N ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INFECTION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CELL CYCLE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; URINE;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 80053928145     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0207     Document Type: Article

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