Coronary microvascular abnormalities in Chagas' disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 1 I, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Rossi, M A ^a   Ramos, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CHAGAS DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030003390     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90417-2     Document Type: Editorial

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