Primary culture of intestinal epithelial cells as a potential model for Toxoplasma gondii enteric cycle studies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 862-864

  Moura, Marcos de Assis ^a   Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis ^a   Barbosa, Helene Santos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cat enteric cycle of T. gondii; Intestinal epithelial cells; Primary culture of enterocytes; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 70350299015     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000600007     Document Type: Article

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