High molecular mass agarose matrix supports growth of bloodstream forms of pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei strains in axenic culture

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-105

  Vassella, Erik ^a   Boshart, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agarose; Axenic culture; Differentiation; Matrix; Pleomorphic; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030581662     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02727-2     Document Type: Article

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