Use of in vitro cytoadherence assays in the comparative study of the virulence of isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 332-337

  Rojas, Lázara ^a   Sariego, Idalia ^a   Fraga, Jorge ^a   Sarría, Carlos A ^b   Sarracent, Jorge ^a   Sánchez, Lizet ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 3843148342     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1135-3     Document Type: Article

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