The microculture tetrazolium assay (MTA): Another colorimetric method of testing Plasmodium falciparum chemosensitivity

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-40

  Delhaes, L ^a,c   Lazaro, J E ^b   Gay, F ^a   Thellier, M ^a   Danis, M ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ATOVAQUONE; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; HYPOXANTHINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOCRIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; COLORIMETRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEFLOQUINE; PHENANTHRENES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032772639     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989958771     Document Type: Article

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