A procedure for isolating and freezing metacyclic Trypanosoma brucei gambiense forms in the field

Acta Tropica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-221

  Truc, P ^a   Likeufack, C Lekane ^a   Mbongo, N ^b   Enyenga, V Ebo'o ^c  

^a Inst de Rech Agric Pour Le Devmt   (Cameroon)

^b Laboratoire National de Sante Publique Congo   (Congo)

^c Ministere de la Sante Publique   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anion exchange centrifugation technique; Human African trypanosomiasis; In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 1442310577     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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