A human astrocytoma cell line is highly susceptible to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi
Astrocytes play a vital role in neuronal protection, homeostasis, vascular interchange and the local immune response. Some viruses and parasites can cross the blood-brain barrier and infect glia. Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease, can seriously compromise the central nervou...
Main Authors: | Juan Camilo Vargas-Zambrano, Paola Lasso, Adriana Cuellar, Concepción Judith Puerta, John Mario González |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2013-04-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000200212&lng=en&tlng=en |
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