High expression of a functional cruzipain by a noninfective and non- pathogenic Trypanosoma cruzi clone

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 483-490

  Paiva, C N ^a   Souto Padron, T ^a   Costa, D A ^a   Gattass, C R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cruzipain; Cysteine proteinase; Infectivity; Pathogenicity; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031789567     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003266     Document Type: Article

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