Development of an XTT tetrazolium salt-based assay for detection of specific hyperthermia sensitizers in a high-flux screening programme

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-215

  Lechpammer, S ^a   Asea, A ^a   Mallick, R ^a   Zhong, R ^b   Sherman, M Y ^b   Calderwood, S K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug discovery; Hyperthermia; Hyperthermic sensitizer; Microculture tetrazolium assay; Quercetin; XTT

Indexed keywords

2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL 2H TETRAZOLIUM 5 CARBOXANILIDE INNER SALT); BIOFLAVONOID; FORMAZAN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; QUERCETIN; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; CELL VIABILITY; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTHERMIA; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HEAT; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; MICE; QUERCETIN; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 0036269263     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730110110034     Document Type: Article

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