Nature and significance of the electron-dense bodies of the endospores of Rhinosporidium seeberi: Their reactions with MTT (3-[4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl]-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide) and TMRE (tetramethyl-rhodamine ethyl ester)

Medical Mycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-273

  Arseculeratne, S N ^a   Atapattu, D N ^a   Wickramaratne, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Medical Research Institute Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Electron dense bodies; MTT; Rhinosporidium seeberi; TMRE; Viability

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACRIDINE ORANGE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FUNGAL DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RHODAMINE B;

CELL LABELING; CELL SHAPE; CELL VIABILITY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DENSE BODY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOMYCETALES; FUNGAL ENDOSPORE; HOMOGENATE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYP; REVIEW; RHINOSPORIDIUM; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ETHIDIUM; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RHINOSPORIDIUM; SPORES, FUNGAL; STAINING AND LABELING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI;

EID: 20944431956     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780412331271063     Document Type: Review

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