Use of the placental perfusion model to evaluate transplacental passage of Trypanosoma cruzi

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 586-591

  Shippey III, Stuart H ^a   Zahn, Christopher M ^a   Cisar, Margaret M ^a   Wu, T John ^a   Satin, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital Chagas' disease; Placental perfusion model; Transplacental infection; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CELL CULTURE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INFUSION; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROCIRCULATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLACENTA PERFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

EID: 13444293332     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.079     Document Type: Article

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