A novel DNA-based microfluorimetric method to evaluate antimalarial drug activity

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-124

  Corbett, Yolanda ^a   Herrera, Liuris ^a   Gonzalez, Jose ^a   Cubilla, Luis ^b   Capson, Todd L ^c   Coley, Phyllis D ^c,d   Kursar, Thomas A ^c,d   Romero, Luz I ^a   Ortega Barria, Eduardo ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Cientificas Avanzadas y Servicios de Alta Tecnologia   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CARAPA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; COCCOLOBA PARIMENSIS EXTRACT; CYDISTA HETEROPHYLLA EXTRACT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOLICARPUS MULTIFLORUS EXTRACT; HIRAEA RECLINATA EXTRACT; HYPOXANTHINE; HYPOXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; MARMAROXYLON DINIZII EXTRACT; NYMPHEA AMPLA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLATYPODIUM ELEGANS EXTRACT; POGONOPUS SPECIOUSUS EXTRACT; PROTOZOAL DNA; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; SIMAROUBA AMARA EXTRACT; SOLANUM LANCEFOLIUM EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS EXTRACT; TRATTINNICKIA ASPERA EXTRACT; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARAPA GUIANENSIS; COCCOLOBA PARIMENSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYDISTA HETEROPHYLLA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; DOLICARPUS MULTIFLORUS; EXTRACTION; GIEMSA STAIN; HIRAEA RECLINATA; IC 50; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALARIA; MARMAROXYLON DINIZII; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NYMPHEA AMPLA; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLATYPODIUM ELEGANS; POGONOPUS SPECIOSUS; QUASSIA; QUASSIA AMARA; RADIOACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMAROUBA AMARA; SIMAROUBACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM LANCEFOLIUM; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRATTINNICKIA ASPERA;

AMARA; CARAPA GUIANENSIS; COCCOLOBA; CYDISTA; HIRAEA; NYMPHAEA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLATYPODIUM ELEGANS; POGONOPUS; POGONOPUS SPECIOSUS; PROTOZOA; QUASSIA; QUASSIA AMARA; SIMAROUBA; SIMAROUBA AMARA; SIMAROUBACEAE; SOLANUM; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS; TRATTINNICKIA;

EID: 1042276744     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.119     Document Type: Article

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