Guanabenz Repurposed as an Antiparasitic with Activity against Acute and Latent Toxoplasmosis.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on August 24, 2015

Authors

Imaan Benmerzouga1, Lisa A Checkley2, Michael T Ferdig2, Gustavo Arrizabalaga3, Ronald C Wek4, William J Sullivan5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
2: Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
3: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
4: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
5: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA wjsulliv@iu.edu.

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