Biological Factors Involving Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle in the Invertebrate Vector, Rhodnius prolixus

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 213-216

  Garcia, E S ^a   Gonzalez, M S ^b   Azambuja, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Invertebrate host; Life cycle; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AZADIRACHTIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; INSECTICIDE; LIMONOID; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RHODNIUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIMONINS; RHODNIUS; TRITERPENES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033252567     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700033     Document Type: Article

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