The Alamar Blue® assay to determine drug sensitivity of African trypanosomes (T.b. rhodesiense and T.b. gambiense) in vitro

Acta Tropica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-147

  Raz B ^a   Iten, M ^a   Grether Buhler Y ^a   Kaminsky, R ^a   Brun, R ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African trypanosomes; Alamar Blue ; Colorimetric; Drug sensitivity; Fluorometric; In vitro assay

Indexed keywords

DIMINAZENE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; EFLORNITHINE; INDICATOR; MELARSOPROL; PENTAMIDINE; PENTAMIDINE MESYLATE; SURAMIN; COLORING AGENT; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; RESAZURIN; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLUOROMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; COLORIMETRY; COLORING AGENTS; FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; OXAZINES; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; XANTHENES;

EID: 0030612893     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00079-X     Document Type: Article

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