Pathogenesis of chronic Chagas' myocarditis: An overview

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 197-202

  Rossi, Marcos A ^a   Ramos, Simone G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030201008     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(96)00005-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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