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Approaches to protozoan drug discovery: phenotypic screening.
Journal of medicinal chemistry - 24 Oct 2013
Sykes Melissa L, Avery Vicky M
Abstract excerpt
Determining the activity of a compound and the potential impact on a diseased state is frequently undertaken using phenotypic or target-based approaches. Phenotypic screens have the advantage of the whole organism being exposed to the compound and thus all the targets and biological pathways associated with it. Cell penetration and access to targets in their "natural" environment are taken into account. Unless...
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