Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 177-180

  Murta, Silvane Maria Fonseca ^a,b   Romanha, Alvaro José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Populational heterogeneity; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033255773     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700024     Document Type: Article

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