Effect of hydroxyurea on the intracellular multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi

Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi are obligate intracellular parasites that multiply until lysis of host cells. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of hydroxyurea (an inhibitor of cell division at the G1/S phase) on the multiplication of L. amazonens...

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Main Authors: E.J.T. Melo, H.J. Beiral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000100009