Rapid in vitro test for determination of anti-amoebic activity

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-191

  Mukhopadhyay, R M ^a   Chaudhuri, S K ^a  

^a Organon Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Amoebicidal compounds; Entamoeba histolytica; Testing in vitro

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; CLIOQUINOL; DEHYDROEMETINE; DILOXANIDE; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOMETRY; REDUCTION; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0029920778     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90136-4     Document Type: Article

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