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Establishment of Larval Zebrafish as an Animal Model to Investigate Trypanosoma cruzi Motility In Vivo

Article DOI: 10.3791/56238-v • 13:22 min • September 30th, 2017
September 30th, 2017 •
1, *1,2, *1, 1,3,4,6, 1,3,5,6, 3, 2
1Laboratory of Neurosciences and Circadian Rhythms, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 2Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Universidad de los Andes, 3Laboratory of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 4Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, 5Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development, University of Notre Dame, 6USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship program
* These authors contributed equally

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In this protocol, fluorescently labeled T. cruzi were injected into transparent zebrafish larvae, and parasite motility was observed in vivo using light sheet fluorescence microscopy.

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Zebrafish Animal Model Trypanosoma Cruzi Chagas Disease In Vivo Motility Parasite Vector Transmission Latin America United States Flagella Movement Cellular Invasion In Vitro Rodents Zebrafish Larvae Host-pathogen Interactions Immune System
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