PACSR: A serum replacement for axenic cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 586-

  Mata Cardenas B D ^a,b   Morales Vallarta, M ^b   Vargas Villarreal, J ^a   Said Fernandez S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Cultivation; Entamoeba histolytica; PACSR; Serum replacement

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 16044374797     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90334-X     Document Type: Article

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