A malaria gametocytocidal assay using oxidoreduction indicator, alamarBlue

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-163

  Tanaka, Takeshi Q ^a   Williamson, Kim C ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c TBIII/Rm 3E28C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AlamarBlue; Drug screening; Gametocyte; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; EPOXOMICIN; INDICATOR; MEFLOQUINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE;

ALAMARBLUE GAMETOCYTOCIDAL ASSAY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOCYTOCIDAL ACTIVITY; GIEMSA STAIN; IC 50; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CELL SURVIVAL; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OXAZINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM; PRIMAQUINE; STAINING AND LABELING; XANTHENES;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 79953868333     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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