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Trypanosoma cruzi

Known as: cruzi trypanosoma, American trypanosome, Trypanosoma cruzus 
A species of parasitic euglenoid protozoan in the family Trypanosomatidae. T. cruzi is passed between mammalian hosts through the feces of a… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Distinct Kinetics of Effector CD8+ Cytotoxic T Cells after Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in Naïve or Vaccinated Mice
ABSTRACT The kinetics of effector CD8+-T-cell responses to specific Trypanosoma cruzi epitopes was investigated after challenge… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi
The infective trypomastigote stage ofTrypanosoma cruzi expresses a set of surface glycoproteins that are known collectively as… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Characterization of Isolated Acidocalcisomes of Trypanosoma cruzi *
The acidocalcisome is an acidic calcium store in trypanosomatids with a vacuolar-type proton-pumping pyrophosphatase (V-H+-PPase… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Trans-sialidase from Trypanosoma cruzi induces apoptosis in cells from the immune system in vivo.
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas' disease, expresses trans-sialidase, an enzyme able to direct transfer of sialyl… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Post-transcriptional Elements Regulating Expression of mRNAs from the Amastin/Tuzin Gene Cluster of Trypanosoma cruzi(*)
The genome of Trypanosoma cruzi contains tandemly arrayed copies of the gene encoding amastin, an abundant protein on the surface… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Trypanosoma cruzi: interaction with host cells.
The flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (order Kinetoplastida) is the aetiological agent of Chagas’ disease. The disease… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Modification of T-cell proliferation and interleukin 2 production in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Acute infection of mice with Trypanosoma cruzi results in severe immunodepression and the appearance of autoimmune symptoms. In… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Lectin receptors as markers for Trypanosoma cruzi. Developmental stages and a study of the interaction of wheat germ agglutinin with sialic acid residues on epimastigote cells
Trypanosoma cruzi at various stages of maturation and differentiation have been isolated by conventional cellular fractionation… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effect of beta-lapachone on superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide production in Trypanosoma cruzi.
Addition of beta-lapachone, an o-naphthoquinone endowed with trypanocidal properties to respiring Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Agglutination of Trypanosoma cruzi by concanavalin A.
SYNOPSIS Epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi obtained in culture agglutinate readily with low concentrations of concanavalin A… 
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