Immunopathology of Cardiomyopathy in the Experimental Chagas Disease

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 257-262

  Soares, Milena B P ^a   Dos Santos, Ricardo Ribeiro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chagas disease; Immunopathology; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINE; CHAGAS DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NUDE MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MYOCARDIUM; NEURONS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0010978911     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700043     Document Type: Article

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