In vitro comparative assessment of different viability assays in Acanthamoeba castellanii and Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4087-4095

  Heredero Bermejo, I ^a   Copa Patino J L ^a   Soliveri, J ^a   Gomez R ^a   De La Mata, F J ^a   Perez Serrano J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; INORGANIC SALT; RESAZURIN SODIUM SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY ASSAY KIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MTT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AMOEBA (GENUS); PROTOZOA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXAZINES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TROPHOZOITES; XANTHENES;

EID: 84890154001     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3599-5     Document Type: Article

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