Approaches to target identification and validation for tuberculosis drug discovery: A University of Cape Town perspective

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 457-460

  Warner, Digby F ^a   Mizrahi, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOSAFETY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG TARGETING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84865136016     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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