Lipids shed into the culture medium by trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi were metabolically labeled with [14C]-ethanolamine and [3H]-palmitic acid. Lipids shed to the culture medium were analyzed and compared with the parasite components. Phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine accounted for 53% of the total incorporated...

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Main Authors: Rosalia Agusti, Alicia S Couto, Maria Júlia M Alves, Walter Colli, Rosa M de Lederkremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000100016&tlng=en