Therapeutic trial in experimental tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. A comparative study between mefloquine and aminosidine Ensaio terapêutico na leishmaniose tegumentar experimental causada por Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. Um estudo comparativo entre mefloquina e aminosidine

One hundred and eighty-two male inbred C57/BL/6 mice were infected with 3 x 106 Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes of the MHOM/BR/PH8 strain by means of a subcutaneous injection in the right ear. The animals were separated in three groups: 1) oral mefloquine hydrochloride treatment (1...

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Main Authors: Letícia Oba Galvão, Sebastião Moreira Júnior, Pedro Medeiros Júnior, Gleiser José Piantino Lemos, Nara Fabiana Cunha, Rosa Maria Parreiras Antonino, Bráulio Silva Santos Filho, Albino Verçosa Magalhães
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000400008