The use of confocal laser scanning microscopy to analyze the process of parasitic protozoon-host cell interaction

In this communication we review the results obtained with the confocal laser scanning microscope to characterize the interaction of epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi and tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii with host cells. Early events of the interaction process were studied by...

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Main Authors: W. de-Souza, T.U. de-Carvalho, E.T. de-Melo, C.P. Soares, E.S. Coimbra, C.T. Rosestolato, S.R. Ferreira, M. Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998001100015