Improved Method for In Vitro Secondary Amastigogenesis of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>: Morphometrical and Molecular Analysis of Intermediate Developmental Forms

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Figure 2: Improved Method for In Vitro Secondary Amastigogenesis of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>: Morphometrical and Molecular Analysis of Intermediate Developmental Forms 

Figure 2 | Improved Method for In Vitro Secondary Amastigogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi: Morphometrical and Molecular Analysis of Intermediate Developmental Forms 