Characterisation of cloned lines of Trypanosoma brucei expressing stable resistance to MelCy and suramin

Acta Tropica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-262

  Scott, Alan G ^a,b   Tait, Andy ^a   Turner, C Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cymelarsan; Drug resistance; Growth inhibition assay; Melarsoprol; Suramin; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

MELARSAMINE; MELARSOPROL; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; GLOSSINA (PROPER); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0029988866     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(96)00131-3     Document Type: Article

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