In vivo imaging of mice infected with bioluminescent Trypanosoma cruzi unveils novel sites of infection

Abstract Background The development of techniques that allow the imaging of animals infected with parasites expressing luciferase opens up new possibilities for following the fate of parasites in infected mammals. Methods D-luciferin potassium salt stock solution was prepared in phosphate-buffered s...

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Main Authors: Cristina Henriques, Andréa Henriques-Pons, Marcelo Meuser-Batista, Aline Salgado Ribeiro, Wanderley de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-89