COMPLEMENTARY FINDINGS ON THE ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY AND TOXICITY OF METHYLENE BLUE HALLAZGOS COMPLEMENTARIOS SOBRE LA ACTIVIDAD ANTIMALÁRICA DEL AZUL DE METILENO Y SU TOXICIDAD
Methilene blue was reported as the first synthetic antimalarial by Ehrlich in 1881. It is currently no longer used for that purpose but it should be reconsidered since new economic alternatives are urgently needed in the arsenal of antimalarial drugs. The antimalarial activity of methylene blue is i...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Antioquia
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Vitae |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-40042008000100011 |