A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
For the degree of Master of Science in Medicine / Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum accumulate significantly less chloroquine than susceptical parasites, and this is thought to be the basis of their resistance ( Fitch, 1970 ). Martin et. al ( 1987 ), recently demonstrated that in the presence of verapamil, a calcium channel blocker, chloroquine-resistant P falciparum becomes chloroquine-sensitive, with an increase in the chloroquine accumulation.The mechanism of such reversal has yet to be elucidated / IT2018
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/25712 |
Date | January 1992 |
Creators | De Almeida, Maria, Rosario |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Format | application/pdf |
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