Trypanosoma cruzi Strains and Autonomic Nervous System Pathology in Experimental Chagas Disease

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-224

  De Souza, Márcia Maria ^a   Andrade, Sonia G ^a   Barbosa Jr , Aryon A ^a   Santos, Raimunda Telma Macedo ^b   Alves, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira ^b   Andrade, Zilton A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Strain types; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030091191     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761996000200018     Document Type: Article

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