Trypanosoma cruzi: serum antibody reactivity to the parasite antigens in susceptible and resistant mice

The specific antibody responses were compared among susceptible (A/Sn), moderately susceptible (Balb/c) and resistant (C57 BL/lOJ) mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi (Y strain). Sera obtained during the second week of infection recognized a surface trypomastigote antigen of apparent Mr 80 kDa whil...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth N. De Gaspari, Eufrosina S. Umezawa, Bianca Zingales, Ana Maria S. Stolf, Walter Colli, Ises A. Abrahamsohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1990-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000300002