Mouse model for Chagas disease: Immunohistochemical distribution of different stages of Trypanosoma cruzi in tissues throughout infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 152-158

  Guarner, J ^a   Bartlett, J ^a   Zaki, S R ^a   Colley, D G ^a   Grijalva, M J ^a   Powell, M R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONICITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034889277     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.152     Document Type: Article

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