Effect of certain antibiotics against filarial parasite Brugia malayi in vitro: Possible role of oxidative stress

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-366

  Mahajan, Rachna Sabharwal ^a   Veerpathran, Anandharaman ^a   Dakshinamoorthy, Gajalakshmi ^a   Sharma, Richa Dwarkaprasad ^a   Goswami, Kalyan ^a   Reddy, Maryada Venkatarami ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; B. Malayi; Drug design; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869044258     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-010-0068-0     Document Type: Article

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