In vitro cultivation and characterization of axenic amastigotes of Leishmania

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作者
Gupta, N [1 ]
Goyal, N [1 ]
Rastogi, AK [1 ]
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[1] Cent Drug Res Inst, Div Biochem, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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10.1016/S1471-4922(00)01811-0
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
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The establishment of axenic cultures of the amastigote stage of Leishmania is important to understand the mechanisms regulating the differentiation, survival and pathogenicity of the parasite with a view to develop and identify molecular and chemotherapeutic targets. Recent developments in axenic culture and the characterization of amastigotes of different species of Leishmania are discussed.
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