Do Toxoplasma gondii RH strain tachyzoites evolve during continuous passage?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 609-611

  Mavin, S ^a   Joss, A W L ^a   Ball, J ^b   Ho Yen, D O ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; LIQUID NITROGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINEAGE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RNA EXTRACTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 2642561960     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.013763     Document Type: Article

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