Pathology affects different organs in two mouse strains chronically infected by a Trypanosoma cruzi clone: a model for genetic studies of Chagas' disease.

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Published in Infect Immun on April 01, 2004

Authors

Claudio R F Marinho1, Daniella Z Bucci, Maria Lúcia Z Dagli, Karina R B Bastos, Marcos G Grisotto, Luiz R Sardinha, Cristiane R G M Baptista, Carlos Penha Gonçalves, Maria Regina D'Império Lima, José M Alvarez

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Immunology, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. marinho@usp.br

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