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Trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activities of flavonoids isolated from Stevia satureiifolia var. satureiifolia

María Florencia BeerInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Tecnología Química (INTEQUI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina;
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Fernanda Maria FrankCátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Orlando Germán ElsoInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Cátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Augusto Ernesto BivonaCátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Natacha CernyCátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Gustavo GibertiInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Emilio Luis MalchiodiCátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Virginia Susana MartinoInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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María Rosario AlonsoInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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Valeria Patricia SülsenInstituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Silvia Ines CazorlaCátedra de Inmunología, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ;Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM) (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 2188-2195 | Received 01 Jul 2015, Accepted 01 Feb 2016, Published online: 17 Mar 2016

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