Amastigote and epimastigote stage-specific components of Trypanosoma cruzi characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. Purification and molecular characterization of an 83-kilodalton amastigote protein.

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Published in J Immunol on August 01, 1989

Authors

A A Pan1, D McMahon-Pratt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510-8034.

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