"Crithidia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of parasitic protozoans found in the digestive tract of invertebrates, especially insects. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and choanomastigote stage in their life cycle.
| Descriptor ID |
D003421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.268.475.868.110
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The interaction between nuclear topoisomerase II activity from human leukemia cells, exogenous DNA, and 4'-(9-acridinylamino)methanesulfon-m-anisidide (m-AMSA) or 4-(4,6-O-ethylidene-beta-D-glucopyranoside) (VP-16) indicates the sensitivity of the cells to the drugs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1987 Apr 29; 144(2):787-93.