Biological Comparison between Three Clones of Trypanosoma cruzi and the Strain of Origin (Bolivia) with Reference to Clonal Evolution Studies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-291

  Penin, P ^a   Gamallo, C ^b   De Diego, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological characterization; Clonal variability; Histopathological study; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; PARASITEMIA; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CLONE CELLS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030133228     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000300006     Document Type: Review

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