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Research Article

Antiprotozoal Activity Against Plasmodium falciparum. and Trypanosoma cruzi. of Xanthones Isolated from Chrysochlamys tenuis.

Eunice Molinar-Toribio Laboratory of Tropical Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Exact Sciences and Technology, University of Panama, Panama City, Republic of Panama
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José González Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Clayton, Ancón, Republica de Panamá
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Eduardo Ortega-Barría Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Clayton, Ancón, Republica de Panamá; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panama
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Todd L. Capson Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panama
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Phyllis D. Coley Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panama; Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahUSA
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Thomas A. Kursar Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panama; Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahUSA
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Kerry McPhail Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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Luis Cubilla-Rios Laboratory of Tropical Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Exact Sciences and Technology, University of Panama, Panama City, Republic of Panama
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Pages 550-553 | Accepted 27 Apr 2006, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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