The life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi revisited

被引:279
作者
Tyler, KM
Engman, DM
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Northwestern Univ, Sch Med, Drug Discovery Program, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
关键词
differentiation; metacyclogenesis; Chagas;
D O I
10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00153-9
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
The basic features of the life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi have been known for nearly a century. Various aspects of the life cycle, however, have been elucidated only recently, whilst others remain either controversial or unstudied. Here, we present a revised life cycle influenced by recent findings and specific questions that remain unresolved. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. on behalf of Australian Society for Parasitology Inc.
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页码:472 / 481
页数:10
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