Cell culture and animal infection with distinct Trypanosoma cruzi strains expressing red and green fluorescent proteins

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 289-297

  Pires, S F ^a   DaRocha, W D ^a   Freitas, J M ^a   Oliveira, L A ^a   Kitten, G T ^a   Machado, C R ^a   Pena, S D J ^a   Chiari, E ^a   Macedo, A M ^a   Teixeira, S M R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Green fluorescent protein; Red fluorescent protein; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; CEMETERY; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE VECTOR; ELECTROKINESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; INFECTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITISM; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERFERON TYPE II; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARASITOLOGY; TRANSFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 38949217383     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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