Establishment and Characterization of a New Continuous Cell Line from Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its Susceptibility to Infections with Arboviruses and Leishmania chagasi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 103-110

  Rey, Gloria J ^a   Ferro, Cristina ^a   Bello, Felio J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Cell line; Characterization; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Phlebotomine

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; SOLANUM QUITOENSE;

ANIMAL; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUSES; CELL LINE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0033630633     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000100017     Document Type: Article

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