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Circulating Trypanosoma cruzi populations differ from those found in the tissues of the same host during acute experimental infection.
Acta tropica - 1 May 2014
Lo Presti M Silvina, Esteves Blanca H, Moya Diego, Bazán P Carolina, Strauss Mariana, Báez Alejandra L, Pizzi Rogelio, Quispe Ricalde M Antonieta, Valladares Basilio, Rivarola H Walter, Paglini-Oliva Patricia A
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the presence and distribution of two Trypanosoma cruzi natural isolates in blood, heart, skeletal muscle, liver, and spleen tissues in the acute phase of the experimental infection (35 days postinfection) in order to determine if the populations present in blood were different to those found in the tissues of the same host. Thirty mice were infected with 50 forms of each isolate or with a combination...
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