Hemphill, Andrew; Stettler, Marianne; Walker, Mirjam; Siles-Lucas, Mar; Fink, Renate; Gottstein, Bruno (2002). Culture of Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes: an alternative to animal use. Trends in parasitology, 18(10), pp. 445-451. Elsevier Current Trends
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)This article reviews the use of an in vitro culture model for the maintenance and proliferation of Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes and the formation of protoscoleces. This model has been used to identify and characterize parasite molecules involved in host-parasite interactions, and is a suitable tool to perform in vitro drug-screening assays. The development of a simple and easy-to-handle assay to determine the effects of drugs on parasite viability, without the need for time-consuming animal experimentation, has opened the way for larger-scale in vitro drug screening.
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Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hemphill, Andrew, Gottstein, Bruno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
1471-4922 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier Current Trends |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Bruno Gottstein |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jul 2018 11:15 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:16 |
PubMed ID: |
12377595 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118827 |
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