Trypanosoma cruzi infection: do distinct populations cause intestinal motility alteration?

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Published in Parasitol Res on May 08, 2010

Authors

Monica de Melo Medeiros1, Tania C Araújo-Jorge, Wanderson S Batista, Tshaca Mahatma Oara Alves da Silva, Andréa Pereira de Souza

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos (LITEB), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Pavilhão Cardoso Fontes, sala 52, Av. Brasil, 4365 Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21045-360, Brazil.

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