A single tissue culture system for the propagation of the agents of the human ehrlichioses

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 812-815

  Heimer, Robert ^a   Tisdale, Detra ^b   Dawson, Jacqueline E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0031800839     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.812     Document Type: Article

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