Characterization of Endotrypanum Parasites Using Specific Monoclonal Antibodies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-68

  Ramos Franco, Antonia Maria ^c   Machado, Gerzia M C ^c   Naiff, Roberto D ^a   Moreira, Celia F S ^c   McMahon Pratt, Diane ^b   Grimaldi Jr , Gabriel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endotrypanum; Kinetoplastida; Mammalian reservoirs; Molecular characterization; Monoclonal antibodies; Trypanosomatidae

Indexed keywords

EDENTATA; ENDOTRYPANUM; ENDOTRYPANUM SCHAUDINNI; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA EQUATORENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0346359577     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000100013     Document Type: Article

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