A Short Review on the Morphology of Trypanosoma cruzi: From 1909 to 1999

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 17-36

  De Souza, Wanderley ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acidocalcisome; Cell surface; Fine structure; Flagellum; Kinetoplast; Reservosome; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033256023     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761999000700003     Document Type: Review

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