Improved enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) for the study of Trypanosoma cruzi-host cell interaction in vitro

We herein present an improved assay for detecting the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in infected cultures. Using chagasic human sera (CHS), we were able to detect T. cruzi infection in primary cultures of both peritoneal macrophages and heart muscle cells (MHC). To avoid elevated background levels -...

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Main Authors: Mauricio R. M. P. Luz, Maria de Nazaré C. Soeiro, Tania C. Araújo-Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000200010