The Nobel Prize 2015 in physiology or medicine for highly effective antiparasitic drugs

• Autorzy: Dlugonska H.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Nobel Prize; physiology; medicine; antiparasitic drug; parasite; chemotherapy; artemisinin; avermectin

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Parasitology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.299–301,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dlugonska H.

• Department of Immunoparasitology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland

Bibliografia

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DOI

10.17420/ap6104.23