Role of protein deficiency on the course of trypanosoma cruzi infection and on the degree of protection conferred by a flagellar fraction

Journal of Nutritional Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 37-45

  Carlomagno, Mirta ^a   Leer, Graciela ^a   Esteva, Mónica ^a   Hansen, Diana ^a   Segura, Elsa L ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Chagas Dr Mario Fatala Chaben   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Protein deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELEMENTAL DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0029908002     PISSN: 10495150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J053v04n04_04     Document Type: Article

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