Molecular diagnosis of Chagas' disease and use of an animal model to study parasite tropism

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 480-486

  Vera Cruz, J M ^a   Magallon Gastelum E ^a   Grijalva, G ^a   Rincon A R ^a   Ramos Garcia C ^b   Armendariz Borunda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MEXICO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0346037259     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0787-0     Document Type: Article

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