Xanthine in urine stimulates growth of Leishmania promastigotes in vitro.
Department of Parasitology, The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Alon
A
Warburg
Department of Parasitology, The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Shoshana
S
Gelman
School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Joseph
J
Deutsch
D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D007891:Leishmania / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000469:parasitology*; D019820:Xanthine / Q000378:metabolism*
D003470:Culture Media; D019820:Xanthine