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Endocytic portals in Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote forms

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This work has been supported by CNPq and FIOCRUZ.

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This Review was presented at the International Symposium on Vesicle Trafficking in Parasitic Protozoa.

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Soares, M.J. Endocytic portals in Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote forms. Parasitol Res 99, 321–322 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-006-0189-9

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