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Induction of phagocytic activity and nitric-oxide production in natural populations of Trypanosoma cruzi I and II from the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
Zalloum Leila, Lala Eliane Raquel Peres, Moreira Neide Martins, Silveira Thaís Gomes Verzignassi, Dalálio Márcia Machado de Oliveira, Toledo Max Jean de Ornelas, Gomes Mônica Lúcia, Araújo Silvana Marques de
Abstract excerpt
Twelve strains of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from wild reservoirs, triatomines, and chronic chagasic patients in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, and classified as T. cruzi I and II, were used to test the correlation between genetic and biological diversity. The Phagocytic Index (PI) and nitric-oxide (NO) production in vitro were used as biological parameters. The PI of the T. cruzi I and II strains did not...
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