Molecular diagnosis of experimental Chagas disease

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 52-53

  Andersson, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEISHMANIA; MEXICO; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 1642432136     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.017     Document Type: Short Survey

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