Autoimmunity in Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: Fulfilling the criteria at last?

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 396-399

  Kalil, Jorge ^a   Cunha Neto, Edécio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MYOSIN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030271981     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10058-2     Document Type: Article

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