In vitro action of antiparasitic drugs, especially artesunate, against Toxoplasma gondii;Ação in vitro de drogas antiparasitárias, especialmente artesunato, contra Toxoplasma gondii

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 485-490

  Gomes, Thaís Cobellis ^a   de Andrade, Heitor Franco ^a   Lescano, Susana Angélica Zevallos ^a   Amato Neto, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti Toxoplasma activity; Artesunate; Toxicity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ARTESUNATE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84865856478     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822012000400014     Document Type: Article

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