Real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of Leishmania in mouse tissues

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1666-1669

  Nicolas, Luc ^a   Prina, Eric ^a   Lang, Thierry ^a   Milon, Geneviève ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; KINETOPLAST DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; DNA DETERMINATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE;

ANIMALS; EAR; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODES; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS MEXICANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036246565     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1666-1669.2002     Document Type: Article

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