INHIBITION OF POLYAMINE BIOSYNTHESIS BY ALPHA-DIFLUOROMETHYLORNITHINE IN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES AND PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII AS A BASIS OF CHEMOTHERAPY - BIOCHEMICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS

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作者
MCCANN, PP
BACCHI, CJ
CLARKSON, AB
BEY, P
SJOERDSMA, A
SCHECTER, PJ
WALZER, PD
BARLOW, JLR
机构
[1] PACE UNIV,HASKINS LABS,NEW YORK,NY 10038
[2] PACE UNIV,DEPT BIOL,NEW YORK,NY 10038
[3] NYU,SCH MED,DEPT MED & MOLEC PARASITOL,NEW YORK,NY 10010
[4] UNIV CINCINNATI,COLL MED,CINCINNATI VET ADM MED CTR,CINCINNATI,OH 45267
[5] UNIV CINCINNATI,COLL MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,CINCINNATI,OH 45267
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D O I
10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.1153
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
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页码:1153 / 1156
页数:4
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