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. 1985;71(1):15-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00932914.

Isolation and purification of amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi from cultured vero cells

F Gamarro, A Osuna, S Castanys, M I Pérez-López, L M Ruiz-Pérez

Isolation and purification of amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi from cultured vero cells

F Gamarro et al. Z Parasitenkd. 1985.

Abstract

A method is described for the isolation and purification of the intracellular amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi from cultured Vero cells. Host cells were infected with metacyclic forms obtained in Grace's medium. Six days after infection, the cells wer subjected to treatment with trypsin to obtain the intracellular forms. The parasites were collected and purified by Percoll discontinuous gradient centrifugation.

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