Human chagasic disease is not associated with an antiheart humoral response

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1135-1137

  Baig, M Kamran ^a   Salomone, Oscar ^b   Caforio, Alida L P ^b   Goldman, Jonathan H ^b   Amuchastegui, Marcos ^b   Caiero, Tomàs ^b   McKenna, William J ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ANTIBODY; MYOSIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSINS;

EID: 0030996730     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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