A DTU-dependent blood parasitism and a DTU-independent tissue parasitism during mixed infection of Trypanosoma cruzi in immunosuppressed mice

Parasitology Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 375-385

  Sales Campos, Helioswilton ^a   Kappel, Henrique Borges ^a   Andrade, Cristiane Pontes ^a   Lima, Tiago Pereira ^a   Mattos, Mardén Estevão ^a   De Castilho, Alessandra ^a   Correia, Dalmo ^a   Giraldo, Luis Eduardo Ramirez ^a   Lages Silva, Eliane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCRAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (STRAIN AQ1 7); TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (STRAIN JG); TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI (STRAIN MUTUM); TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

MUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; COINFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84891859668     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3665-z     Document Type: Article

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