An integrated microfludic device for culturing and screening of Giardia lamblia

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Zheng, Guo Xia ^a   Zhang, Xue Mei ^a   Yang, Yu Suo ^a   Zeng, Shu Rui ^a   Wei, Jun Feng ^a   Wang, Yun Hua ^a   Li, Ya Jie ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture; Giardia; Microfluidics; Screening

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION GRADIENT GENERATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION BASED CULTURE CHAMBER; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INTEGRATED MICROFLUDIC DEVICE; LAB ON A CHIP; LABORATORY DEVICE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTURE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TROPHOZOITE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CULTURE; GIARDIA; MICROFLUIDICS; SCREENING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; TINIDAZOLE;

EID: 84890829243     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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