Trypanosoma cruzi: Characterization of an intracellular epimastigote- like form

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-274

  Almeida de Faria, M ^a   Freymuller E ^a   Colli, W ^a   Alves, M J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intracellular epimastigotes; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLAMINOETHYL CELLULOSE; LECTIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHO CELL; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMASTIGOTE; GROWTH CURVE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LECTIN BINDING; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0344069495     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1999.4423     Document Type: Article

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