Trypanosoma cruzi promotes neuronal and glial cell survival through the neurotrophic receptor TrkC

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1368-1375

  Weinkauf, Craig ^a   Pereiraperrin, Mercio ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCHWANN CELL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; GLIA; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RECEPTOR, TRKC; SCHWANN CELLS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 63149097269     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01450-08     Document Type: Article

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