Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi with the polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization in infected murine cardiac tissue

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 588-595

  Lane, Joshua E ^a   Olivares Villagomez, Danyvid ^a   Vnencak Jones, Cindy L ^b   McCurley, Thomas L ^b   Carter, Clint E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030742008     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.588     Document Type: Article

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