Evaluation of drug activity against intracellular forms of Trypanosoma cruzi employing enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-47

  Martinez Diaz R A ^a   Escario, J A ^b   Nogal Ruiz, J J ^b   Gomez Barrio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 NITROTHIOPHENE 2 CARBALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZNIDAZOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; NIFURTIMOX; THIADIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; RABBITS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034024122     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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