Improved performance of the anion-exchange centrifugation technique for studies with human infective African trypanosomes

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Zillmann, U ^a   Konstantinov, S M ^a   Berger, M R ^a   Braun, R ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

anion exchange centrifugation technique; human African trypanosomes; standardisation

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CENTRIFUGATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0030590874     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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