The biological in vitro effect and selectivity of aromatic dicationic compounds on Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi is a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which affects millions of individuals in endemic areas of Latin America. One hundred years after the discovery of Chagas disease, it is still considered a neglected illness because the available drugs are unsatisfactory. Aromatic compounds...

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Main Authors: Cristiane França da Silva, Patrícia Bernadino da Silva, Marcos Meuser Batista, Anissa Daliry, Richard R Tidwell, Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000300001