Effect of Cantharidin on apoptosis of the leishmania major and on parasite load in BALB/c mice

Research Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-25

  Yahya, Maroufi ^a   Fatemeh, Ghaffarifar ^a   Abdolhosein, Dalimi ^a   Sharifi, Zohreh ^b   Zuhair, Hassan ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Iranian Blood Transfusion Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cantharidin; Leishmania major; Parasite load

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CANTHARIDIN; LANOLIN ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE VIABILITY; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROMASTIGOTE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

COLEOPTERA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MELOIDAE; MUS;

EID: 84879133921     PISSN: 18164943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jp.2013.14.25     Document Type: Article

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