Establishment and Characterization of a Cell Line from the Mosquito Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-128

  Bello, Felio J ^b   Brochero, Helena ^b   Boshell, Jorge ^a   Olano, Victor ^a   Rey, Gloria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cell line; Isozyme patterns; Karyotype; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; BOVINAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; MYCOPLASMA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMES; KARYOTYPING; METAPHASE;

EID: 0030621945     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000100027     Document Type: Article

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