Phenotypic changes in artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum lines in vitro: Evidence for decreased sensitivity to dormancy and growth inhibition

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 428-431

  Teuscher, Franka ^a,b   Chen, Nanhua ^a   Kyle, Dennis E ^c   Gatton, Michelle L ^b   Cheng, Qin ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTELINIC ACID; ARTEMISININ;

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DORMANCY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE; ERYTHROCYTES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84455170079     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05456-11     Document Type: Article

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