In vitro and in vivo activity of an organic tellurium compound on Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi.

Tellurium compounds have shown several biological properties and recently the leishmanicidal effect of one organotellurane was demonstrated. These findings led us to test the effect of the organotellurium compound RF07 on Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi, the agent of visceral leishmaniasis in Latin...

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Main Authors: Isabella Aparecida Salerno Pimentel, Carolina de Siqueira Paladi, Simone Katz, Wagner Alves de Souza Júdice, Rodrigo L O R Cunha, Clara Lúcia Barbiéri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492430?pdf=render