Genotype and virulence correlation within Mexican stocks of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from patients

Acta Tropica

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-72

  Espinoza, B ^a   Vera Cruz, J M ^b   Gonzalez H ^b   Ortega, E ^a   Hernandez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic characterization; Growth rate; Trypanosoma cruzi; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VIRULENCE;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 17644442993     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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