A quantitative high throughput assay for identifying gametocytocidal compounds

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-25

  Tanaka, Takeshi Q ^a   Dehdashti, Seameen J ^b   Nguyen, Dac Trung ^b   McKew, John C ^b   Zheng, Wei ^b   Williamson, Kim C ^a,c  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AlamarBlue; Gametocytes; High throughput screening; Malaria; Malaria drug discovery

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CALCIMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOHEXYL[2 (3,5 DIMETHYL PYRAZOL 1 YL) 6 METHYLPYRIMIDIN 4 YL]AMINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIBENZIODOLIUM; DISULFIRAM; EPOXOMICIN; GAMETOCYTOCIDAL COMPOUND; PHENANTHROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GAMETOCYTE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IC 50; MALARIA; MAMMAL CELL; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMALARIALS; CELL SURVIVAL; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; OXAZINES; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STAINING AND LABELING; XANTHENES;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84876724362     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: 18729428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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