Epitopes common to Trypanosoma cruzi and mammalian tissues are recognized by sera from Chagas' disease patients: Prognosis value in Chagas disease

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-162

  Laucella, Susana A ^a,b   De Titto, Ernesto H ^a   Segura, Elsa L ^a  

^a Laboratorio CMS   (Argentina)

^b Inst Nac Chagas Dr Mario F   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; cross reactive antigens; immune response; molecular mimicry; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BLOCKING; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CARBOHYDRATES; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSOMES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERIODIC ACID; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030590832     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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