Colorimetric assay for screening compounds against Leishmania amastigotes grown in macrophages

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 600-605

  Buckner, Frederick S ^a   Wilson, Aaron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NITROCEFIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; DRUG SCREENING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORINS; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 20544437709     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.600     Document Type: Article

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