Development and proliferation of Trypanosoma musculi in the presence of adherent splenic cells

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-132

  Ashraf, Mohammad ^a   Nesbitt, Rose A ^a   Gugssa, Ayele ^a   Lee, Clarence M ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; KINETOPLAST; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; SPLEEN CELL; TRYPANOSOMA MUSCULI;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPLEEN; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0033048725     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285716     Document Type: Article

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