"In vitro" activity of gentian violet against asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasites

In order to investigate whether gentian violet exhibited "in vitro" inhibitory activity against Plasmodium falciparum, the Authors have carried out 20 sensitivity tests according to the microtechnique described by RIECK MANN et al.5. Results have shown inhibition of schizonts'maturati...

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Main Authors: Shen Lin Yang, Silvia Maria Di Santi, Vicente Amato Neto, Antonio Augusto Baillot Moreira, Pedro Luiz Silva Pinto, Marcos Boulos, Rubens Campos, Eunice José de Sant'Ana, Mario Shiroma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1988-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651988000100003&lng=en&tlng=en