The action of ameobicidal drugs on Entamoeba invadens Rodhain, 1934 in vitro.
1954
E W McCONNACHIE
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011804
Quinolines
D004640
Emetine
The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. acuminata, of the Rubiaceae. It is used as an amebicide in many different preparations and may cause serious cardiac, hepatic, or renal damage and violent diarrhea and vomiting. Emetine inhibits protein synthesis in EUKARYOTIC CELLS but not PROKARYOTIC CELLS.
A genus of ameboid protozoa characterized by the presence of beaded chromatin on the inner surface of the nuclear membrane. Its organisms are parasitic in invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans.
Entamoebas
D066298
In Vitro Techniques
Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.
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