Dyes, trypanosomiasis and DNA: A historical and critical review

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 341-354

  Wainwright, M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acridine; DNA; dyes; ethidium bromide; phenanthridinium salts

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; AZO COMPOUND; DNA; INTERCALATING AGENT; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SURAMIN; TRYPAN BLUE; TRYPAN RED;

AFRICA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; SOUTH AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ACRIDINES; AFRICA; ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATTLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; INTERCALATING AGENTS; PHENANTHRIDINES; SOUTH AMERICA; SURAMIN; TRYPAN BLUE; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

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EID: 78649463091     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290903297528     Document Type: Article

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