Chagas disease and HIV co-infection: Genetic analyses of two Trypanosoma cruzi strains under experimental immunosuppression

Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Marques de Brito, Cĺia M ^a   Pires, Marize Q ^a   Pacheco, Raquel S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE STATUS; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SUPERINFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TYPE STRAIN;

EID: 2942512928     PISSN: 14759292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9292-2-17     Document Type: Article

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