Assessment of the neurotoxicity of oral dihydroartemisinin in mice.

High doses of the oil-soluble antimalarial artemisinin derivatives artemether and arteether, given by intramuscular injection to experimental mammals, produce an unusual pattern of selective damage to brainstem centres predominantly involved in auditory processing and vestibular reflexes. We have sh...

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Principais autores: Nontprasert, A, Pukrittayakamee, S, Prakongpan, S, Supanaranond, W, Looareesuwan, S, White, N
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2002