Biological aspects of the Trypanosoma cruzi (Dm28c clone) intermediate form, between epimastigote and trypomastigote, obtained in modified liver infusion tryptose (LIT) medium

Acta Tropica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Bourguignon, Saulo C ^a   Mello, Cicero B ^a   Santos, Dilvani O ^a   Gonzalez, Marcelo S ^a   Souto Padron, Thais ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological characteristics; Intermediate form; LIT; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FLAGELLATE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPIMASTIGOTE; FIBROBLAST; FLAGELLATE; INFECTION; KINETOPLAST; LYSIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CULTURE MEDIA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERO CELLS;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33646176655     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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