Detailed interrogation of trypanosome cell biology via differential organelle staining and automated image analysis

BMC Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wheeler, Richard J ^a   Gull, Keith ^a   Gluenz, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; COLORING AGENT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KINETOPLAST DNA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROTOZOAL DNA; SYBR GREEN I;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STAINING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; VALIDATION STUDY;

CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COLORING AGENTS; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; DNA, KINETOPLAST; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDOLES; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROPIDIUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 84855251453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-1     Document Type: Article

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