Xanthine in urine stimulates growth of Leishmania promastigotes in vitro.
Warburg
Alon
A
Department of Parasitology, The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Gelman
Shoshana
S
Department of Parasitology, The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Deutsch
Joseph
J
School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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