A simple immunometric assay to assess the feeding habits of Meprai spinolai, a Trypanosoma cruzi vector

Parasitology Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 375-379

  Molina, Maria C ^a   Cattán, Pedro ^b   Canals, Mauricio ^b   Cruzat, Loreto ^b   Aguillón, Juan C ^a   Ferreira, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MEPRAI SPINOLAI; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SERUM; SPECIES; TITRIMETRY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CATS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHICKENS; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; RABBITS; REPTILES; TRIATOMINAE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HEXAPODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842638435     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-1011-6     Document Type: Article

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