Leishmania tropica: The effect of darkness and light on biological activities in vitro

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-323

  Allahverdiyev, Adil M ^a   Koc, Rabia Cakir ^a   Ates, Sezen Canim ^a   Bagirova, Malahat ^a   Elcicek, Serhat ^b   Oztel, Olga Nehir ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Fidotlessrat University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Light; Parasitology

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; GLUCOSE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENOL; SULFURIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GIEMSA STAIN; GLUCOSE INTAKE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; DARKNESS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORMAZANS; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LIGHT; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 79960564106     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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