Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi populations by zymodemes: Correlation with clinical picture

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 625-628

  Montamat, Enrique E ^a,b   De Luca D'Oro, Gloria M ^a,b   Gallerano, Rafael H ^a   Sosa, Raul ^a   Blanco, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGACOLON; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 12644311266     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.625     Document Type: Article

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