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Amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi escape destruction by the terminal complement components
We studied the effect of complement on two life cycle stages of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi: epimastigotes, found in the insect vector, and amastigotes, found in the mammalian host. We found that while both stages activate vigorously the alternative pathway, only epimastigotes are destr...
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The Rockefeller University Press
1989
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189257/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2494292 |