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Trypanosoma cruzi: Plasma levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin during experimental murine infections with reticulotropic and myotropic strains

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  1. Depto de Imunologia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes 2415, Cidade Universitária, 05508, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

    Lourdes Isaac, Marlene Pereira & Maristela Santos

  2. Departamento de Ultraestrutura e Biologia Celular, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    Elizabeth P. Sampaio, Nilzete R. Lima, Maria José F. Lage & Tania C. Araújo-Jorge

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Isaac, L., Pereira, M., Santos, M. et al. Trypanosoma cruzi: Plasma levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin during experimental murine infections with reticulotropic and myotropic strains. Parasitol Res 76, 726–728 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931096

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