Trypanosomiasis

Brain Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 599-611

  Chimelli, Leila ^a   Scaravilli, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; METARSOPROL; NIFURTIMOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0031039869     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1997.tb01077.x     Document Type: Review

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