Anti-malarial drugs: How effective are they against Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes?

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Peatey, Christopher L ^a,b   Leroy, Didier ^c   Gardiner, Donald L ^a,d   Trenholme, Katharine R ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Medicines for Malaria Venture   (Switzerland)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti malarial drugs; Gametocyte; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIN; ARTEMISONE; ARTEROLANE; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE; AZITHROMYCIN; BENFLUMETOL; BULAQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOGUANIL; DAPSONE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; DOXYCYCLINE; HALOFANTRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; METHYLENE BLUE; PAMAQUINE; PENTAMIDINE; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRONARIDINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE; TETRACYCLINE; THIOSTREPTON; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; GAMETOCYTE; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY;

ANTIMALARIALS; CELL SURVIVAL; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84856583015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-34     Document Type: Article

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