Confocal fluorescence microscopy: a powerful tool in the study of Chagas' disease

Confocal scanning fluorescence microscopy has become widely used in cell biology and pathology. In conjunction with monoclonal antibodies it may turn out to be a powerful diagnostic tool that also enables detailed studies of tissue forms of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renato Arruda Mortara, Solange da Silva, Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/17a3d885466446fb9fed871945da9022
Description
Summary:Confocal scanning fluorescence microscopy has become widely used in cell biology and pathology. In conjunction with monoclonal antibodies it may turn out to be a powerful diagnostic tool that also enables detailed studies of tissue forms of Trypanosoma cruzi.