Characterization of in Vitro Cultivated Amastigote like of Leishmania major: A Substitution for in Vivo Studies

Background: Promastigotes of Leishmania spp. have been readily cultured, but the axenic culture of amastigotes has been successful in L. donovani, L .infantum L. mexicana and L. pifanoi. However, some species such as L. major, is much less amenable to axenic cultivation. In present study, we descri...

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Main Authors: P Habibi, SM Sadjjadi, M Owji, A Moattari, B Sarkari, F Naghibalhosseini, GR Hatam, S Kazemian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/45