Experimental benznidazole encephalopathy: II. Electroencephalographic and morphological alterations

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-25

  Flores Vieira, Carmen Lucia Leite ^a,b   Chimelli, Leila ^b   Maria França Fernandes, Regina ^a   Antunes Barreira, Amilton ^a  

^a Microbiol Imunologia Faculdade M   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benznidazole; Chagas' disese; Electroencephalographic and morphological alterations; Experimental encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DOGS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MICROGLIA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REFERENCE VALUES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 0030795539     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)05362-8     Document Type: Article

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